Miserly serial burglar saved booty for bail

Nagpur: A 21-year-old alleged thief, having more than two dozen offences registered against him including murder, ensured he did not splurge the entire stolen booty, but save some portion to bear the legal expenses for procuring bail, if he gets caught.
Sanjog Holey, arrested on October 29 this year, had been a tricky case even as a juvenile delinquent. After attaining adulthood, Holey became even more troublesome for the police, say sources in the department. Following sustained efforts, Tehsil police team had trapped Holey from a community toilet early in the morning.
Apart from a murder under Lakadganj police station jurisdiction a few years back, Holey had been involved in repeat offences of burglaries, vehicle thefts and so on.
Police said Holey was sheltered by a gang leader, Satish Gaur, after he had lost his father early. Gaur allegedly groomed him as a criminal and is learnt to be taking a substantial share of his stolen booty. In return, Gaur ensured Holey was bailed out after being arrested by arranging lawyers, paying for bond surety and bearing other legal expenses.
Senior inspector Jayesh Bhandarkar of Tehsil police station said Holey had managed to escape during an action when rest of the gang members were arrested for preparing to commit dacoity near Pahelwan Baba dargah.
“We have detected around eight offences, including four vehicle thefts, and rest of burglaries, thefts. He had also walked away with a bag of cash and other valuables from a doctor’s clinic,” said Bhandarkar, adding his team of head constable Laxman Shende, Kishor Garware, under sub-inspectors Swapnil Wagh, Sachin Sawarkar, assistant PI Sandip Bagul and others had nabbed Holey. “We have recovered four stolen vehicles and some valuables from him after custodial interrogation,” said Bhandarkar.