Security arrangements at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Hamirpur were breached after a former university student infiltrated student residences to carry out thefts across dormitories. The suspect targeted rooms in the Himgiri and Udaygiri hostels, decamping with cash and personal electronics. Upon his capture, police recovered Rs 21,510 in physical currency, along with a laptop, a mobile phone, and other stolen items.
Staff Apprehended Intruder During Routine Hostel Inspection
Police identified the arrested individual as Aditya Choudhary, a resident of Block E, Om Vihar, Phase 5, Uttam Nagar in New Delhi. The security breach came to light during an inspection of Himgiri hostel conducted by attendant Gurbhag Singh, a resident of Janayankar in Kangra, alongside mess manager Tej Kumar. The duo spotted Aditya stepping out of room number G-54 under suspicious circumstances. When questioned about his identity and purpose in the residential building, he failed to offer any credible explanation, leading staff to detain him and alert law enforcement.
Deceptive Entry Using Forged Credentials
Providing details on the investigation, Hamirpur Superintendent of Police Balbir Singh Thakur stated that police teams reached the premises promptly and took the suspect into custody, recovering the stash of Rs 21,510 from his possession. Initial findings revealed that the youth arrived in Hamirpur on September 28 and gained unauthorized access to the campus using a forged identity card. Possessing familiarity with college hostel routines, the accused monitored corridors for unlocked doors, quietly entering unguarded rooms to pilfer unattended gadgets and hard cash.
Academic Background and Compulsive Gaming Debts
Superintendent Thakur disclosed that the accused previously studied as a BSc Computer Science student at IIT Mandi, an experience that gave him firsthand knowledge of campus hostel layouts and typical daily habits of residents. Interrogation revealed that Aditya had sustained substantial financial losses through online gaming. Preliminary inquiries indicate that he orchestrated the campus robberies in a desperate bid to offset those mounting gaming debts. Sadar police station has registered a criminal case and is actively probing his forged documentation alongside potential prior offenses, before presenting the accused before court.
