19 May,2009 04:42 PM IST | | Prachi Kale
The mystery behind the theft from a donation box at Haji Ali dargah was solved yesterday. The Tardeo police, in a press conference on Tuesday, claimed to have held Ravi Ramesh Kumar (23) alias Rafiq.
On May 9, Mohammed Abdul Latif Shaikh, member of the Haji Ali Dargah committee had registered a complaint with the Tardeo police station. In his complaint, Shaikh reported that a person had stolen cash from the dargah donation box.
With the help of CCTV cameras around the dargah premises the police detained 15 people. The police then zeroed in on Ravi.
Ravi, who stays on a foothpath near Mahalaxmi bridge, confessed to his crime.
The police recovered the stolen cash (Rs 4590) from Wellington Club compound.
Senior inspector from Tardeo police statiom, Vilas Joshi, said, "Ravi hails from Delhi and had come to Mumbai one month ago. There are several complaints registered against him in Delhi."
