The Khadki Police have arrested nine habitual offenders involved in interstate thefts, robbery and dacoity incidents, officials said on Wednesday. The police have successfully recovered 30 stolen mobiles valued at ₹8 lakh from them, they added.
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The arrested accused have been identified as Rohan Kumar Chaurasiya (19), Aamir Nur Sheikh (19), Sachin Sukhdev Kumar (20), Sumit Munna (19), Kunal Ram Ratan Mahto (21) – all natives of Jharkhand; Uzir Salim Shaikh (19), Dinesh Rajkumar Noniya (18), Abhishek Rajkumar Mahto (22) – all natives of Bihar; and Rajesh Dharmpal Noniya (18) – a native of West Bengal.
According to the police, the incident came to light on April 14 when they received a tip-off. The accused, taking advantage of the police force being heavily engaged with security arrangements for Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti, had planned a major dacoity at Bharat Petrol Pump on the Old Pune–Mumbai Highway in the Wakdewadi area.
Acting on the information, police laid a trap and arrested six members of the gang at the spot, while three were arrested later within 24 hours.
Regarding the matter, a case was registered against all nine accused under Sections 310(4), (5) of BNS and Sections 4 and 25 of the Arms Act, along with relevant sections of the Maharashtra Police Act.
Himmat Jadhav, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone 4), revealed, “Six were arrested on April 14 while the other three were arrested the next day. The suspects confessed to being involved in multiple incidents of mobile theft and robbery across Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad Commissionerates.”
Dilip Chaugule, Police Sub-Inspector, Khadki Police Station, added, “The gang came to Pune by train on April 10 and stayed at a hotel in Viman Nagar, where they planned and divided into groups to commit crimes. Accordingly, 30 mobile phones were stolen by them in just four days till their arrests. A police team is analysing their previous records in Pune. The matter is under investigation. After the identification of the owners of the mobile phones, the whole incident will be on the table.”
The investigation is being carried out under the supervision of Senior Police Inspector Dilip Fulpagare of Khadki Police Station and Investigation Officer PSI Digvijay Chougale.
