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Burglars didn't know value of Kailash Satyarthi's Nobel at first: Police

When they learnt about it through news reports, they found it difficult to dispose it

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Delhi police show the three accused involved in the burglary at Kailash Satyarthi’s residence.
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The Delhi police have arrested three persons in connection with the sensational burglary at Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi's residence and recovered the stolen valuables, including the replica of the Nobel prize. The Nobel citation, however, is yet to be recovered.

According to DCP (South-East) Romil Baaniya, the accused were not aware of the worth of the Nobel prize initially. When they learnt about it through news reports, they found it difficult to dispose it, he said.

The three used to stay in the slum next to the area earlier, and were well aware of the area's topography. They had had also struck at two other flats in Aravalli apartment in Kalkaji, where Satyarathi lives, the same night. The incident occurred in the intervening night of February 7 and 8.

According to the police, the three accused – Rajan alias Natta (25), Vinod alias Pinki (35) and Sunil alias Sonu (28) – are siblings and repeat offenders. In fact, Vinod and Sunil are accused in around 18 cases of burglary and robberies. The police nabbed the them through the traditional method of scanning the old records of accused. They first got their hands on Rajan.

"Seven teams were formed to crack the case. The police reached Rajan's residence in Sangam Vihar and it came to light that he has been constantly changing his house since the day of the incident, and the brothers would travel to Ghaziabad to spend their nights," said Baaniya.

"This was a burglary of national importance to the police force. The Nobel prize has been stolen five times in world history. The Nobel replica of Rabindranath Tagore was stolen in 2004 and has not been recovered till date," Joint Commissioner of Police (South-Eastern Range), RP Upadhayay, said.

"We have recovered the replica of the Satyarthi's Nobel prize, other medals, laptops, jewellery and pens gifted by other countries to him and also some expensive watches," he said.

Rajan was arrested near a sweet shop in Sangam Vihar and the stolen items were recovered from his residence. He has six cases of burglary and robberies against him. He admitted to the police that his brothers were also involved in the crime, Baaniya said.

The accused belong to Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh. They worked as painters and labourers in the Sangam Vihar area on a daily wage basis. The trio entered the apartment from Gate number 8, which is not operational during night. "They entered the apartment from the barren land opposite it by bending the iron gates. CCTV footage showed the trio entered the apartment at 1.07 am in the intervening night on Feb 7 and 8 and left at 3.53am," said Baaniya.

In a statement, Satyarthi said: "I have complete faith in the government, the police and the people of this great nation. I thank the Delhi police for the brilliant and speedy recovery of the items stolen from my residence and I hope that the Nobel citation too is recovered soon. Nothing can deter my mission to work towards my children."

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