Hotel In Nepal, Properties In India: High-Profile Thief Caught In Delhi

Manoj Choubey built a hotel in Nepal with the stolen money and bought a guest house for one of his wives in Uttar Pradesh, police said.

A high-profile thief who owns a hotel in Nepal and has several properties in his name in India was arrested by the Delhi Police on Monday.

The case of Manoj Chaubey, who has confessed to more than 200 thefts, reminds of another notorious thief who was involved in around 500 cases of theft across the country and even inspired a hit Bollywood film - 'Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!'

The 48-year-old has two wives - one in Lucknow, the other in Delhi - but neither of them knew he was a thief, police said.