Thane: With the arrest of a dozen persons, the Thane police on Thursday claimed to have solved at least five cases of theft at godowns in Shil-Daighar area. Divisional Police Commissioner D S Swami said the arrested persons belonged to two different gangs.

Several cases of the break-in at godowns had been reported in Shil-Daighar area over the last two months, he said, adding that the culprits stole goods such as Xerox machines, metal
sheets and boxes of cereals. "A police team led by senior inspector Mangesh Sawant cracked these cases by arresting twelve persons in the last two weeks", he said. "The police also seized stolen goods and two tempos worth a total of over Rs 30 lakh and were on the look-out for two more accused", he added.