Police in Delhi on Friday arrested a self-styled godman for allegedly stealing a mobile phone after taking a lift from a truck on Outer Ring Road in the national capital. The godman, identified as Mithun, allegedly stole the mobile phone on Tuesday.
According to police, the accused allegedly boarded the truck from Mukundpur Chowk to Burari.
A case was registered against him. He was arrested on Friday while the police were patrolling on Outer Ring Road, reported PTI.
Two unclaimed mobile phones were also recovered from him, they said.
In a separate incident, A 45-year-old self-styled godman, identified as Vijay Singh, was arrested on Thursday for allegedly duping a female doctor of a government hospital after hypnotising her in Central Delhi, the police said.
Singh is alleged to have duped her of Rs 32,500 on the pretext of solving her personal issues.