Mumbai: Thane Police arrest 37-year-old for robbery, search for two accomplices

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The Thane Crime Branch has arrested a man who, along with his accomplices, allegedly robbed elderly passers-by through distraction and impersonation tricks, police said on Wednesday.

Dinesh Babu Manjrekar, 37, a resident of Navi Mumbai, was arrested on October 5, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Amarsingh Jadhav.

Police said the accused approached senior citizens on roads claiming old acquaintances and tricked them into handing over their valuables. Police said that Dinesh's accomplices, including his father Babu Irappa Manjrekar and Sudesh alias Babu Tanaji Mahade, 55, are absconding.

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