{
  "id": 7878672,
  "title": "Lalbaug Ganeshotsav Theft Cases: Two Indore Men Arrested As Devotees Report Gold Jewellery, Cash And Mobile Phone Theft",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/lalbaug-ganeshotsav-theft-cases-two-indore-men-arrested-as-devotees",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T21:05:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/lalbaug-ganeshotsav-theft-cases-two-indore-men-arrested-as-devotees-report-gold-jewellery-cash-and-mobile-phone-theft"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Two Indore men, Arif Saksensingh Gujjar (24) and Somnath Samansingh Rathod (23), have been arrested by the Kalachowki Police in connection with theft incidents during the Ganeshotsav celebrations in Mumbai. The arrests came after devotees reportedly chased and caught the suspects while they were allegedly fleeing the scene after stealing a mobile phone and cash from a security guard.\n\nThe suspects, both residents of Indore, Madhya Pradesh, were identified following the theft of a mobile phone worth ₹25,000 and cash from a security guard by Michael Bablu Nadar, a security guard working in Malad. Nadar raised an alarm and fellow devotees caught the suspects.\n\nVarsha Vishwanath Phopale (67), a resident of Lalbaug, reported the theft of a 10-gram gold necklace worth around ₹70,000 while she was standing in the darshan queue near Kubal Masala on Dr BA Road. Similarly, Dhananjay Vishnu Balsaraf (49) reported the theft of a 13-gram gold chain worth around ₹90,000 from the same queue.\n\nThe police are investigating whether the two arrested men are part of a larger gang and have appealed to the public to remain vigilant during the Ganeshotsav celebrations.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: Amid the massive crowds of devotees visiting Lalbaug during the Ganeshotsav celebrations, a suspected gang of thieves and pickpockets allegedly targeted devotees standing in darshan queues. On September 14, multiple theft incidents were reported in the Lalbaug area, involving gold jewellery, cash and a mobile phone. Two Indore Residents Arrested In Mobile Theft Case The Kalachowki Police…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}