Kanpur Dehat Police Arrest Man In ₹2.6 Lakh Meat Shop Theft

Kanpur Dehat police have claimed to have solved a theft case involving ₹2,60,000 stolen from a meat shop in the Rura area, arresting one accused and recovering cash along with a Yamaha R15 motorcycle allegedly bought with the stolen money.

According to a report by Vivek Trivedi, Rura police said the accused has been identified as Pradeep Kumar, originally a resident of Koderma, Jharkhand. His present address was given as Gram Sarwa Tappa, Rura.

Police said the case began after Aman Singh, a resident of Subhash Nagar (Ward No- 01) in the Rura area, submitted a written complaint. In his complaint, Aman Singh stated that unknown thieves entered his meat shop during the intervening night of 23/24 September and stole ₹2,60,000 in cash.

On the basis of the complaint, police registered a case under मु0अ0सं0 298/2026 धारा 305ए/331(4) BNS and started an investigation.

Rura police said that on 29 September 2026, acting on specific information received from an informer, the police team arrested Pradeep Kumar from near Amar Singh ka Purwa Tiraha.

During police questioning, Pradeep Kumar allegedly confessed to the crime and made further disclosures about the theft. Police said he told them that he had carried out the theft along with his associate Saurabh alias Tannu Valmiki.

According to the police, Pradeep Kumar also disclosed that ₹1,25,000 came to his share after the stolen money was divided.

Police said Pradeep Kumar spent ₹75,000 from the stolen amount to buy a Yamaha R15 motorcycle bearing number UP78FQ0069. The motorcycle was recovered from a mechanic’s shop located in Vijay Nagar, Kanpur Nagar.

The accused also allegedly told police that he had sent ₹36,000 to his relatives.

Police said they recovered ₹22,070 in cash during the search. This was described as the remaining amount recovered from the accused.

The seized vehicle has been identified as one Yamaha R15 motorcycle with registration number UP78FQ0069.

Following the recovery, police said Section 317(2) of the BNS has been added to the case.

Police also said efforts are underway to arrest the second accused, Saurabh alias Tannu Valmiki, who was allegedly involved in the incident. Police teams have been formed for his arrest.

The arrested accused, Pradeep Kumar, is being produced before the court, police said.

The police team involved in the action included उ0नि0 Vinod Kumar, Constable Sudhir Chhonkar, Constable Nitin Yadav and Constable Rajiv Yadav.