Five tribals held for robbery, gangrape

Thane | Thursday | 24th January, 2019

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She told the police that even as the duo snatched Rs 15,000 from her friend, three others joined them. We reached his residence and matched the sandal print found at the spot with his footwear. As she could not describe the accused, the police rushed to the crime scene and found sandal prints there.Sub-inspector Chetan Patil of Bhiwandi taluka police said, "After roping in informers and an extensive probe, we zeroed in on Lakhat. BHIWANDI: Twenty-four hours after a robbery and gangrape case was filed at Bhiwandi taluka police station, the cops traced and nabbed the five suspects based on sandal prints found at the crime scene.The police said the suspects-Kishor Lakhat (20), Avinash Jadhav (20), Harshad Marle (30), Gurunath Bari (23) and Ganesh Pawar (19)-belong to a tribal community in Bhiwandi rural. The police have requested those targetted by the accused to come forward and file a complaint.The five arrested accused were produced before a Bhiwandi court on Wednesday, which remanded them into police custody till January 30..