<p>The Maharashtra Housing Board (MHB) police have booked and arrested a 21-year-old wedding thief during a reception in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/mumbai-police-nab-1-book-3-for-demanding-rs-50000-from-under-construction-bldg-supervisor-23415441" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Borivli</a> on Wednesday.</p>
<p>Police sources said the accused, identified as Manav Sisodiya, is a resident of Kudia village, in Rajasthan. Sisodiya attended the wedding reception at Narayan Garden, &nbsp;Borivli West, posing as a guest.</p>
<p>He approached the stage on the pretext of congratulating the bride and groom and started leaving with a bag. The <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/borivali-grp-nabs-man-held-for-snatching-gold-chain-from-woman-on-mumbai-local-train-23434179" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">photographer</a>, who was capturing moments at the reception, noticed his actions and attempted to stop him. However, Sisodiya fled, prompting the people present at the reception to chase and apprehend him.</p>
<p>&ldquo;A case under various sections of BNS has been registered and Sisodiya was arrested. He was produced before the court and remanded in police custody,&rdquo; said an officer from MHB police station.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Under the guidance of DCP Anand Bhoite Zone XI, senior inspector Mahesh Balwantrao, PSI Sandeep Gorade, and his detection team discovered that Sisodia is part of a gang that would rob valuables from wedding receptions.</p>
<p>The gang&rsquo;s modus is to enter wedding receptions posing as guests along with a gift box for the couple and later exchange it with other boxes already gifted by the other guests. Usually, they would target bags in which gold and cash were present,&rdquo; said an officer from <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/borivali-police-bust-drug-smuggling-ring-that-used-minors-63-grams-of-heroine-seized-23415267" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">MHB police station</a>.</p>
<p>&ldquo;The police are currently questioning Sisodiya for information about the other members of his gang,&rdquo; he added.</p><p>
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The Maharashtra Housing Board (MHB) police have booked and arrested a 21-year-old wedding thief during a Borivli reception on Wednesday

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Police sources said the accused, identified as Manav Sisodiya, is a resident of Kudia village, in Rajasthan. Sisodiya attended the wedding reception at Narayan Garden,  Borivli West, posing as a guest

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