3 days ago
Burglar who invested 10L, disguised as woman held
Mumbai: A 44-year-old man who amassed enough wealth through committing burglaries to be able to invest in properties has been arrested by Malad Police.
Ranjit Kumar Singh alias Munna, the accused, would take up a disguise and dress up as a woman before he set out for committing crimes Police have recovered a machine in which he would melt the stolen gold and silver ornaments before selling them.
On March 17, the Malad Police had received a complaint about a break-in at a house located near NL School. The burglar had scaled up a floor and entered the house through the window. He robbed cash and ornaments worth Rs 4.5 lakh.
A team supervised by DCP Anand Bhoite, ACP Hemant Sawant and senior inspector Vijaykumar Panhalkar and comprising inspector Sanjay Bedwal and detection officer Tushar Sukhdeve, made inquiries in the neighbourhood and analysed CCTV footage.
On tracing Singh and questioning him, they learnt that he was involved in eight break-ins in the past three months at Borivli, Kandiali, Malad West and Dindoshi.
He had never been arrested earlier for any of the crimes.
Singh was a resident of Kharodi village in Malad and a native of Bihar. Police discovered that Singh had paid an individual Rs 10 lakh to invest in a plot of land in Bihar and purchased a house for Rs 6 lakh in Malwani from the ill-gotten wealth. tnn
