The High Grounds police have arrested a contract labourer from Race Course on the charge of entering the women’s hostel of Maharani College and stealing undergarments.

The accused has been identified as Abutalib, who is a native of Bihar and has been working as the caretaker of horses in the Race Course.

According to the police, the accused is a pervert and in the last six month, he has entered the women’s hostel many times to steal the undergarments left to dry on the terrace.

After a series of theft, the management installed CCTV camera. In February this year, the security guard at the hostel almost caught him, but he managed to escape.

Based on a complaint, the police obtained the CCTV footage and identified the accused on Wednesday.