Cops bust Kalmeshwar thefts, arrest two, recover stolen property
Nagpur: Two theft cases reported in Kalmeshwar have been solved following the arrest of two accused by the Local Crime Branch (LCB) of Nagpur Rural. The duo was found involved in separate incidents of house theft, with stolen items collectively worth Rs21,000 recovered during the investigation.
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Acting on a tip-off, the LCB team detained Kurdan Gautam Hire (25) from Pipri, Kanhan, and Shubham Balram Harinkhede (24) from Katangi in Madhya Pradesh's Balaghat district. Upon interrogation, the duo confessed to the crime.
According to police sources, the two jointly committed one of the thefts, while Hire was found to be the sole accused in the second incident. The team recovered an Aqua motor pump worth Rs10,000, a 50-foot cable valued at Rs5,000, iron pipes and a broken bicycle worth Rs2,000, and a coil of electric wire worth Rs4,000.
The seized items were recovered in the presence of panch witnesses, and both accused have been handed over to Kalmeshwar police for further investigation. Efforts are on to trace additional stolen property and verify if the accused were involved in other similar cases in the region.
Nagpur: Two theft cases reported in Kalmeshwar have been solved following the arrest of two accused by the Local Crime Branch (LCB) of Nagpur Rural.
The duo was found involved in separate incidents of house theft, with stolen items collectively worth Rs21,000 recovered during the investigation.
Acting on a tip-off, the LCB team detained Kurdan Gautam Hire (25) from Pipri, Kanhan, and Shubham Balram Harinkhede (24) from Katangi in Madhya Pradesh's Balaghat district. Upon interrogation, the duo confessed to the crime.
According to police sources, the two jointly committed one of the thefts, while Hire was found to be the sole accused in the second incident.
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The team recovered an Aqua motor pump worth Rs10,000, a 50-foot cable valued at Rs5,000, iron pipes and a broken bicycle worth Rs2,000, and a coil of electric wire worth Rs4,000.
The seized items were recovered in the presence of panch witnesses, and both accused have been handed over to Kalmeshwar police for further investigation. Efforts are on to trace additional stolen property and verify if the accused were involved in other similar cases in the region.
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