Nashik: The Nashik city police arrested a burglar and recovered gold jewellery and other valuable items worth over Rs8.6 lakh from him.Senior officials of crime branch unit 1 said on Sunday that they received the information about Mary Alva, a Mumbai resident, who boarded a train for Mumbai from Bhopal. She filed a complaint that around 4.25am on Saturday, some unidentified people stole 140 gm of gold jewellery and a cellphone, collectively worth Rs8.6 lakh, from her shoulder purse.She registered a complaint with the Nashik Road Railway police station. Inspector Mahesh Kulkarni of the Nashik Road Railway police station received the CCTV footage of the theft and circulated the same on the WhatsApp group of police personnel.Vishal Kathe of crime branch unit 1 saw the footage and identified the burglar. He got a tip-off that the burglar was reaching the Bharat Nagar area of the city. He immediately reported the same to senior inspector Vijay Dhamal. On the guidance of Dhamal, the police laid a trap in the Bharat Nagar area and arrested the suspect, Ashraf Shaikh (19).While Shaikh tried to give the police vague answers when asked about the theft, he eventually confessed to the theft and gave the police the jewellery and cellphone. Shaikh has been handed over to the Nashik Road Railway Police Station.We also published the following articles recentlyPolice trace 13-year-old missing boy in NashikThe Ahmednagar police traced a 13-year-old boy who had gone missing after scoring less marks in exams. The boy disappeared from school, prompting his parents to file a missing complaint at the Kotwali police station. PI Chandrashekhar Yadav informed senior officers and initiated a search operation. The boy was found within six hours and reunited with his parents. The police circulated the boys photos on social media and formed search teams. The boy revealed that he left due to his low exam marks.Man arrested for killing wife in NashikAhmednagar police arrest man in murder case of his wife in Ahmednagar district.2 criminals held, stolen jewellery worth Rs 12 lakh recovered in Andhra Pradeshs AnantapurThe Anantapur police in Andhra Pradesh arrested three criminals, including a notorious thief and recovered gold jewellery valued at Rs 12 lakh from their possession. The superintendent of police, KKN Anburajan, presented the apprehended criminals before the media on Tuesday. Notorious thief Peetla Gangadhar, alias Samba (27), a resident of Kalyandurg with a criminal record spanning over 50 cases across Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Karnataka, was arrested by Anantapur Rural police. Basse Subhash (19) from Narpala mandal was apprehended by Putlur police. Kamsali Pavan Bahadur was arrested by Guntakal One Town police.

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