Five held, three on run in Thane temple dacoity case

THANE: Five dacoits were arrested for allegedly robbing the Vajreshwari temple earlier this month. They were identified as Vineet Chimda (19), Bharat Wagh (22), Jagdish Navtare (26), Pravin Navtare (22) from Shahpur, and Govind Gimbal (35) from Jawhar.
Police said there are three more accomplices still on the run. On May 10, the dacoits climbed the hill behind the temple, tied the lone watchmen up, and fled with Rs 7.1 lakh from the handis.
"The booty, an additional sum of Rs 2.4 lakh, and two motorcycles were recovered," said a senior police officer of Thane Rural Police.