Hyderabad: The Chaderghat police on Tuesday arrested a man who disguised himself as a woman by wearing a burqa and then stole Rs. 6,50,000 from a motorcycle.
The accused Mohd Wajid, 22, a resident of Riyasathnagar, on Monday morning committed the theft from the motorcycle of a onion trader Shaik Quddus, who had come to a market.
“Wajid wore a burqa and came to the market looking for an opportunity to steal the cash. He wanted money to buy a car. He saw that Quddus had kept the cash in the motorcycle and went to the auction yard. Wajid committed the theft and escaped,” said S Chaitanya Kumar, DCP (south east).
On receiving a complaint, the Chaderghat police booked a case and checked the closed circuit cameras. After noticing a woman had stolen the money, the police checked the route taken by the offender.
Police later found that Wajid disguised himself as a woman and committed the theft. He was arrested and remanded.