Nagpur: Pachpaoli police arrested one Akash Gupta on Monday for allegedly committing burglary at his former employer’s place in Pachpaoli on July 25, when the family was in quarantine centre.
Apart from Gupta, police have also arrested Vinay Patekar and Tushar Abhenge. A minor was rounded up too. The gang committed the theft driven by financial need, as they were out of work during lockdown.
The gang decamped with valuables worth Rs2.57 lakhs. Pachpaoli police, under senior PI Kishor Nagrale, assistant PI SS Suroshe and others, have already recovered valuables worth Rs1.87 lakhs.