Trio nabbed in Rs40 lakh theft case

Chandrapur: The local crime branch (LCB) and Ram Nagar police nabbed three thieves involved in theft of 76 tola (760gm) gold and Rs15 lakh within 24 hours of the incident.
The accused trio Sadik Sheikh, Mahesh Shriramwar and Chetan Telse had broken into the house of Rajendra Jaiswal and decamped with cash and jewellery collectively worth over Rs40 lakh on Thursday night.
Ram Nagar police started investigation with the help of LCB after registering the case. Soon, they got a clue that the complainant Jaiswal’s car driver Sadik Sheikh was absconding from his house.
As the investigation proceeded, cops learnt that Sadik’s close friend Mahesh Shriramwar too had gone missing. The cops soon tracked Shriramwar in Pathanpura locality and arrested him. During interrogation, he revealed that he was involved in the theft with Sadik and Telse.
He also revealed that accused Sadik had kept some of the stolen cash at the house of his relative Sheikh Navaz in Ghugus. Cops raided Navaz’s house and seized Rs14.16 lakh cash from there.
Police superintendent Arvind Salve said two teams were dispatched after the absconding accused Sadik and Telse. Sadik was arrested from Gadchiroli, while Telse was arrested from Nagpur.
They seized 76 tola gold in the form of nine gold rings, a gold chain and locket, a gold necklace, five gold chains and three gold mangalsutras. Apart from the material stolen from Jaiswal’s house, cops also confiscated multiple silver ornaments and a gold bracelet from the accused. The seized jewellery is worth Rs26.20 lakh, Salve said.