Vadodara: The detection of crime branch (DCB) has arrested a teenager accused of robbing passengers, particularly senior citizens, after offering them rides in an autorickshaw.The accused, Govind Natt, is a resident of Ahmedabad, police said. He was apprehended by police near Yamuna Mills while driving an autorickshaw.Police intercepted the vehicle and asked Natt to produce its documents. When he failed to do so, officers searched him and recovered a mobile phone and some cash. During interrogation, he confessed to stealing the autorickshaw from the Harni area a few days earlier.Investigations revealed that Natt had used the stolen vehicle to rob a woman passenger of her cash and mobile phone on Monday night.According to police, Natt wanted to earn a living by driving an autorickshaw but lacked the money to buy one. He stole an autorickshaw in Ahmedabad and drove it to Nadiad, where he began ferrying passengers. However, Nadiad police caught him and handed him over to Ahmedabad police.Natt was lodged in Sabarmati Central Jail and was released on Oct 30. After his release, he decided to move to Vadodara and target passengers there.Police are now investigating whether he was involved in any other criminal activities across the state.Two cases have been registered against Natt at Harni and Raopura police stations. He is also facing an autorickshaw theft case at Vastrapur police station in Ahmedabad, police said.
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