Police arrest 2 burglars, solve 23 cases

  • | Tuesday | 18th September, 2018

They may have sold the motorcycle to someone,” Shaikh said. They also targeted apartments in Khadak, Shivajinagar and Dattawadi areas.All the thefts were executed this year.The two had stolen a motorcycle which they used for the crimes.“We have to recover the motorcycle. Both became friends in jail where they decided to work together. Deputy commissioner of police (crime) Shirish Sardeshpande said the police team set a trap at Katraj after receiving a tip-off.“The two men were lodged in Yerawada Central Prison and were out on bail a few months ago,” he said.“Verma is from Sangli and Rana is from Pune. Verma used to travel to Pune to execute the crimes,” Sardeshpande said.The duo would conduct a recce of the residential complexes to locate locked houses, Sardeshpande said.The two used to break open the front door locks.They targeted apartments in Warje, Uttamnagar, Sinhagad Road, Bharati Vidyapeeth area, Sahakarnagar, Dattawadi, Faraskhana, Vishrambaug.

PUNE: The crime branch of the Pune police solved 23 house burglaries after arresting two men and recovered stolen gold ornaments and cash totally worth Rs 12.34 lakh from them.Assistant commissioner of police (crime) Sameer Shaikh, inspector Gajanan Pawar, sub-inspectors Dinesh Patil, Harshal Kadam, and police constables, Ajit Farande, Rizwan Jinedi, Gajanan Sonune, Suresh Ugale, Raju Kedari and Kiran Pawar nabbed Gajraj Motilal Verma (34) of Sangli and his accomplice Gore alias Ganesh Rati Rana (29) of Yevalewadi on Sunday in Katraj. Deputy commissioner of police (crime) Shirish Sardeshpande said the police team set a trap at Katraj after receiving a tip-off.“The two men were lodged in Yerawada Central Prison and were out on bail a few months ago,” he said.“Verma is from Sangli and Rana is from Pune. Both became friends in jail where they decided to work together. Verma used to travel to Pune to execute the crimes,” Sardeshpande said.The duo would conduct a recce of the residential complexes to locate locked houses, Sardeshpande said.The two used to break open the front door locks.They targeted apartments in Warje, Uttamnagar, Sinhagad Road, Bharati Vidyapeeth area, Sahakarnagar, Dattawadi, Faraskhana, Vishrambaug. They also targeted apartments in Khadak, Shivajinagar and Dattawadi areas.All the thefts were executed this year.The two had stolen a motorcycle which they used for the crimes.“We have to recover the motorcycle. They may have sold the motorcycle to someone,” Shaikh said.

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