Pune: UP Gang Busted For Stealing Gold Chains During Ganeshotsav; 13 Cases Solved, Valuables Worth ₹21.21 Lakh Seized
Pune: Faraskhana police have busted an interstate gang from Uttar Pradesh allegedly involved in stealing gold chains and mangalsutras from devotees during Ganeshotsav. Police have arrested one suspect and recovered 139.720 grams of gold ornaments, a mobile phone, a knife and an iron cutter, collectively valued at ₹21.21 lakh. The action has helped police solve 13 cases of chain and mangalsutra…
Pune police have apprehended a gang from Uttar Pradesh for allegedly stealing gold chains and mangalsutras from devotees during the Ganeshotsav festival. One suspect, Vijaypal Kawar Sain, a resident of Shamli district, has been arrested. The gang is suspected in 13 theft cases, with the recovered valuables valued at ₹21.21 lakh.
The incident was reported on September 25 when Sagar Prakash Komti and his friend Vikrant Shinde were assaulted in the crowd near the Ganesh immersion procession on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Road. The suspects stole Komti's mobile phone, a gold chain, and threatened him with a knife before fleeing. Police have recovered the stolen items, an iron cutter, a knife, and ₹21.21 lakh worth of gold ornaments from the suspect. Acting on a tip-off, police traced the gang from Shamli district, Uttar Pradesh.
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