The crimes committed by the duo came to light after a probe was launched into a theft complaint filed on July 13. The complaint stated that gold and silver ornaments worth Rs 7.99 lakh were stolen from a house in the Naupada area of the city
So far, 100 grams of gold ornaments, 2.5 kilogrammes of silver articles and jewellery, Rs 40,000 in cash and other items have been recovered from the duo. Representational pic
Police have arrested a woman and her 20-year-old son for their alleged involvement in several incidents of house-breaking and theft in Thane city. They have recovered various items valued at Rs 11 lakh from them, an officer said on Friday.
The crimes committed by the duo came to light after a probe was launched into a theft complaint filed on July 13. The complaint stated that gold and silver ornaments worth Rs 7.99 lakh were stolen from a house in the Naupada area of the city, news agency PTI reported.
"As part of the investigation, the police examined the CCTV footage from the cameras installed nearby, in which a woman and two children were seen arriving at the house. A young girl was seen taking out various tools from her backpack," senior inspector Abhay Mahajan of Naupada Police Station said.
Following the complaint, the police scanned through footage from around 100 CCTV cameras across the city, which helped in establishing the woman's movements near Thane Railway Station, Talavpali, and Chandanwadi areas, Mahajan further informed.
"It was found that post-burglaries, the woman would deliberately change routes to evade surveillance," he said.
With clear visuals of the woman and her suspected accomplices, the police widened their probe across the Siddheshwar Lake, Wagle Estate, Vartaknagar, Rabodi, Kalwa and Mumbra areas, using both technical intelligence and informers.
"Eventually, our leads pointed us towards Diva village, especially in localities like Sabegaon, Khardi, Dativali, and near the dumping ground. After a two-night surveillance operation, police traced the male suspect, Ganesh Dilip Gupta alias Ganesh Prakash Awhad (20), near Diva creek, close to the dumping ground,” said Mahajan.
On July 17, the police team apprehended him after a brief chase. He was then remanded in police custody till Friday. During interrogation, he allegedly confessed to investigators about the involvement of his mother, Puja Dilip Gupta alias Puja Prakash Awhad, 45, in several incidents of housebreaking and theft cases in Thane, Mahajan said.
The police discovered that the accused planned to sell the stolen gold, silver jewellery, and valuable stamps to bullion dealers in Mumbai and Thane, using the proceeds to relocate to other districts, he said.
So far, 100 grams of gold ornaments, 2.5 kilogrammes of silver articles and jewellery, Rs 40,000 in cash and other items have been recovered from the duo. Collectively, the seized items value Rs 10.99 lakh, the officer added.
A case has been registered against the duo under sections 305 (theft in a dwelling house) and 331(3) and 331(4) (house-trespass or housebreaking) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), reported PTI.
(With PTI inputs)
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