According to the FIR, the burglary took place between 7.30 pm on January 12 and 9 am on January 13 at Vivekanand Mansion on BJ Devrukhkar Road in Dadar East. Based on police inputs, crime detection officers traced the suspects to the Kashimira area in Mira Road near Mumbai
The accused are also booked in cases registered at VP Road Police Station in Girgaon and Matunga Police Station. PIC/MUMBAI POLICE
The Mumbai Police on Saturday arrested three persons in connection with a housebreaking and theft case at a cloth shop in Dadar East and recovered cash worth Rs 97,000.
According to the first information report (FIR) registered at Bhoiwada Police Station, the shop owner stated that the burglary took place between 7.30 pm on January 12 and 9 am on January 13 at Vivekanand Mansion on BJ Devrukhkar Road. Unknown persons allegedly broke open the shop’s shutter and decamped with 170 notes of Rs 500 denomination (Rs 85,000), 50 notes of Rs 200 denomination (Rs 10,000), and 20 notes of Rs 100 denomination (Rs 2,000), taking the total stolen amount to Rs 97,000.
Based on police inputs, crime detection officers traced the suspects to the Kashimira area in Mira Road near Mumbai. Acting on specific information, police laid a trap with the help of informants and arrested the accused — Barakat Shaikhulla Sheikh (20), Ismail Aslam Shah (25), and Arbaz Ismail Shah (25).
Mumbai Police probing if accused are involved in more cases
Police said the trio, who work as garage labourers, are also booked in cases registered at VP Road Police Station in Girgaon and Matunga Police Station under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Officers said further investigation is underway to ascertain whether the accused are involved in other similar offences in the city.
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