Bhiwandi Police Crack ₹8.50 Crore Medicine Robbery, Driver Allegedly Staged His Own Abduction
Bhiwandi: In a major breakthrough, Bhiwandi Taluka police have cracked the alleged robbery of medicines worth ₹8.50 crore near Yevai Naka on the Mumbai-Nashik Highway, revealing that the container driver who reported being assaulted and abducted was the alleged mastermind. Police have arrested five accused and recovered the entire consignment, while a search is underway for two other accused who…
In a significant development, Bhiwandi police have successfully dismantled an alleged medicine robbery scheme worth ₹8.50 crore, revealing the driver who reported his own abduction as the mastermind behind the crime. The container driver, Somnath Pal, who claimed to have been assaulted and abducted on the Mumbai-Nashik Highway, was found to be the key conspirator.
Police have apprehended five others involved in the scheme, while a search is ongoing for two other missing accused. The stolen medicines, belonging to a renowned pharmaceutical company, were reportedly transported from Noida-Gurugram to Purna in Bhiwandi taluka. The investigation, initiated following Pal's complaint, has uncovered a conspiracy orchestrated by Pal, carrier Ram Singh Yadav, and four associates.
The entire consignment has been recovered, and the operation is still underway to locate the remaining accused.
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