Thane Police Crack Down On Habitual Offender Targeting Senior Citizens; Stolen Gold Worth ₹24.24 Lakh Recovered | VIDEO
Thane, October 15, 2026: In a major breakthrough, the Crime Branch Unit-4 (Ulhasnagar) of the Thane Police has arrested a habitual criminal who allegedly targeted senior citizens by posing as an old acquaintance. With this arrest, the police have solved 17 cases registered across various police stations in Zones 3 and 4 under the Thane Police Commissionerate. The police recovered 212 grams of…
Thane Police successfully apprehended a habitual criminal, Dinesh Babu Mankar, who had been targeting senior citizens to steal valuable gold items. The operation, led by Crime Branch Unit-4, resulted in the arrest of Mankar, a 37-year-old resident of Mhape, Navi Mumbai. The recovered gold jewelry was estimated to be worth Rs 24.24 lakh.
Mankar had approached the victims under the pretense of being an old acquaintance and convinced them to surrender their gold ornaments and cash. In addition to Mankar, two accomplices, Sudesh Mahadik and Babu Irappa Manchekar, were also identified and named in the case. The police appealed to citizens to remain vigilant and cautious, especially senior citizens, against such deceptive tactics and to report any suspicious activity to the police.
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