SITAPUR, UTTAR PRADESH — Police in Sitapur have busted an interstate theft ring with the arrest of three individuals and the detention of three juveniles near the Dharanwa bend under the Atariya police station jurisdiction on Thursday, October 29, 2026. Investigators also seized stolen brass household utensils and dismantled parts of a diesel generator alternator being transported on a three-wheeled handcart.
The Operation and Confiscation
The operation was executed under the direction of Superintendent of Police Ankur Agarwal, Additional Superintendent of Police (South) Durgesh Kumar Singh, and Sidhauli Circle Officer Vedprakash Srivastava. Acting on actionable intelligence, an Atariya police team intercepted the cart near Dharanwa bend and uncovered stolen property packed into sacks.
The recovered items include multiple brass utensils—consisting of a plate, two broad basins, a spherical water pot, and a bowl—linked to Crime Case No. 241/2026. Officers additionally recovered alternator assemblies, copper wiring, and four bushing units fitted with nuts, tied to Crime Case No. 288/2026.
Interrogation and Added Charges
According to police interrogators, the suspects admitted to breaking into the home of a villager identified as Prahlad in Ranuwapara on the night of September 14–15 to steal the brassware, which they were attempting to sell on Thursday. They also confessed to an October 22–23 break-in at Anoop Mishra's farmhouse in Jaipalpur, where the alternator components were dismantled and stolen.
The three adult suspects have been identified as Shivkumar Nat, Ankit Nat, and Rahul Nat, all residents of Natpurwa hamlet in Kunwarpur under Atariya police limits. Police have invoked Sections 317(2) and 331(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in connection with Case 241/2026, and Section 317(2) of the BNS in Case 288/2026 as further legal proceedings remain underway.
