Unit two of the Crime Branch of Navi Mumbai police arrested a 28-year-old man from Belapur who was involved in a lot more than 20 robbery situations. Other accused involved in the crime was currently arrested final week.
Mohammad Shabbir Shaikh, a resident of Panvel was arrested from Belapur on November 23 along with an auto-rickshaw. Police mentioned that Shaikh was altering his place regularly and not too long ago he shifted to Belapur from Mankhurd and began plying auto-rickshaw involving Belapur and Ulwe. Police also discovered a nation-created pistol in his possession. Shaikh was involved in more than 20 situations of robbery, largely gold jewelry.
Last week, unit two of the Crime Branch of Navi Mumbai police had arrested 5 persons and claimed to have solved a total of 20 situations of chain snatching that took location in the final one particular year. The police had also recovered stolen products, largely gold jewellery worth Rs 20 lakh.
Police mentioned that immediately after the lockdown was eased, there was a rise in chain snatching situations, following which unit two of the crime branch worked on the modus operandi and cars applied for committing the crime. In addition, the police also took the assistance of CCTV footage.
Under the guidance of the deputy commissioner of police (crime) BG Shekhar Patil, with the assistance of Jharkhand and Orrisa police, two primary accused identified as Tanvir Mohammad Ibrahim Shaikh alias Deepak, 22, and his accomplice Akhil Sharif Khan, 25, have been arrested from a extended route train along Jharkhand and Orrisa border. “They were fleeing to Kolkata when we caught them in an express train,” mentioned DCP Patil.
The other accused arrested have been identified as Tashruf Shaikh, 24, a resident of Mankhurd, Harun Lala Saiyad, 23, a resident slum close to Panvel railway station and Shabnam Shabbir Shaikh, 25, a resident of Panvel. However, the primary accused Shaikh who is also the husband of Shabnam, yet another accused was absconding.
“A total of 20 cases in Vashi, Rabale, NRI, Kamothe, Vashi and Sanpada police station were registered against them for chain snatching and robbery,” mentioned Patil.
A case of robbery and dishonesty for getting stolen house registered against them at NRI police station below section 392, 411 and 34 of IPC. “Most of the robbery cases solved were committed before the lockdown was imposed,” mentioned Patil.