With no CCTV footage or clues left behind, Malad police were foxed by a burglary in Malad last week, where the thieves escaped with jewellery and cash worth Rs 45 Lakh. However, they struck gold during the investigation when they found fingerprints of the accused from the spot. This not only helped them identify the two accused but also got them arrested.

"We did not have any clue or any CCTV footage to find the accused. We later called the forensic team to investigate the scene, which obtained fingerprints from the site. When we ran those through our database, we found that they belonged to two accused. We had all the information about them," said an officer from Malad police. The accused were identified as Aplu alias Ajay Chinappa, 38, and Ram Chinappa, 36.