New Delhi: Two suspected robbers who go by the alias 'Jai' and 'Veeru', popular protagonists of the iconic Bollywood film 'Sholay', were arrested from South Delhi for their alleged involvement in motor vehicle thefts, police said today.
Jamshed Alam, 18, a resident of Sangam Vihar, and Irshad, 21, who lives in Shiv Park, have been identified as the partners in crime trying to emulate Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra from the cult classic.
The police have recovered 13 stolen autorickshaws and a scooty thereby solving six cases of motor vehicle theft.
During an interrogation, both the accused confessed to have committed several vehicle thefts in Delhi and the National Capital Region, the police said.
Initially, both used to drive an autorickshaw on rent to earn a livelihood.
Jamshed Alam, 18, a resident of Sangam Vihar, and Irshad, 21, who lives in Shiv Park, have been identified as the partners in crime trying to emulate Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra from the cult classic.
The police have recovered 13 stolen autorickshaws and a scooty thereby solving six cases of motor vehicle theft.
During an interrogation, both the accused confessed to have committed several vehicle thefts in Delhi and the National Capital Region, the police said.
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Initially, both used to drive an autorickshaw on rent to earn a livelihood.
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