Amboli Police crack Mumbai's multiple car theft cases with single arrest

Accused nabbed by the Amboli police. Pic/By Special Arrangement

The Amboli police have arrested members of an interstate gang involved in smashing car windows and stealing valuables, cracking several thefts in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, and Thane. A case was filed on January 29, after unidentified persons broke the window of a car parked along New Link Road in Andheri West and stole a laptop, a bag, a laptop charger, and an iPhone charger.

After registering an FIR, PSI Pradip Phunde and his team scanned footage from nearly 70 CCTV. They tracked the suspects' movement for three days and arrested them from Narpoli area of Bhiwandi. The accused have been identified as Gautam Venkatesh Naidu (Mahesh), 22; Jai Kumar Vilasani, 24; and Sada Viramani Naidu, 36. Police recovered stolen property and tools worth Rs 3.25 lakh, including three laptops and an Apple iPad. They also seized tools used to break car windows.