Thane Police Crack ₹40 Lakh Heist In 24 Hours; 6 Arrested, Stolen Cash & Vehicles Recovered
Thane, September 21, 2026: In a swift operation, the Crime Branch of Thane City Police cracked a major daylight robbery case within 24 hours, apprehending six individuals involved in the crime and recovering assets worth ₹36.48 lakh. The incident took place on September 15, 2026, at around 1:05 PM, when two employees of Kranti Food Agency were en route to deposit ₹40 lakh at the Bank of Baroda…
In a swift 24-hour operation, Thane City Police apprehended six individuals implicated in a ₹36.48 lakh daylight robbery on September 15, 2026. The incident occurred at around 1:05 PM when two Kranti Food Agency employees were en route to deposit the cash at a Bank of Baroda branch in Kalyan West. Four unidentified men, who had been tailing the victims, intercepted their scooter near Lalchowk and violently assaulted them before fleeing with the cash.
Farooq Ismail Attar, a 62-year-old resident of Bazar Peth, filed a complaint, leading the Bazar Peth Police to register a case under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023. The Crime Branch, employing technical analysis and local informant networks, tracked down the perpetrators and their masterminds. The six accused individuals, identified as Sameer Akhtar Shaikh, Aftab Aslam Khan, Shahanawaz Gaffar Hasan Ansari, Soheb Yunus Shaikh, Mujahid Anwar Khan, and Shahid Isak Shaikh, have been remanded to police custody until September 22, 2026, as further investigation continues.
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