The Maharashtra Police are quick when it comes to catching crooks, but seldom do they succeed in recovering the stolen money, jewellery or goodies from the robbers.

A police official at the site of a protest after a spate of robberies at Thane. File Photo

A National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB), survey of the state’s police force has revealed a shocking fact: the state’s cops manage to recover a mere 7.4 per cent of the property reported stolen, even though they manage to catch the culprits. No one quite knows what happens to the stash once the cops catch the baddies.