Maharashtra Crime: 5 Arrested Within 24 Hours For Abducting And Robbing Government Engineer On Samruddhi Expressway

Kalyan, November 4, 2026: Within a span of 24 hours, Titwala police have apprehended five individuals accused of abducting and robbing a government engineer on the Samruddhi Expressway. The accused were apprehended from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, after investigators found that some had previously worked as the victim's drivers and knew his travel patterns.

The victim, Khan Abdul Farid Abdul Hamid, was on the Samruddhi Expressway when the suspects allegedly intercepted and forcibly took him. They subsequently stole Rs 30,000 in cash and his mobile phone before disappearing. The case emerged after a complaint, prompting Titwala police to begin an investigation. During the probe, officers discovered that some of the accused had earlier served as the engineer's drivers, giving them insider knowledge of his routine, which they allegedly used to plot the crime.

Five Accused Arrested Within 24 Hours Acting on intelligence and clues collected during the inquiry, the police quickly identified and arrested the suspects in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar within 24 hours of the incident. The arrested men are Akash Madan Singh Usare, Gopal Kamlal Banmawat (alias Rajput), Lahu Jaisingh Barwar, Durgesh Tarachand Fatpure and Akash Babulal Shewale.

Ongoing Police Investigation Police believe the five men might not be the only involved in the crime and are probing the possible involvement of additional accomplices. Further interrogations are expected to clarify the exact sequence of events, the specific roles of the accused, and whether any others aided them in carrying out the robbery.