Kolkata: A former IT employee — who turned a drug addict and then allegedly resorted to crime to sponsor his drug habits — was arrested on Thursday morning for stealing bikes from Basanti Highway and selling those. Sources said the accused, Subrata Sarkar alias Rahul, had previous criminal records and was forwarded to court for seeking his judicial custody remand.
“A case was recorded on Sept 11 under BNS Section 303(2) regarding the Sept theft near BIT College on Basanti Highway. Footage from several CCTV cameras was analyzed. The stolen bike was recovered. He is a drug addict with past records,” said DC (East) Arish Bilal.