A thief allegedly made off with manhole lids from the footpath outside a residential society in Nadiyadwala Colony, Malad West on Monday. The society’s secretary registered a complaint at the Malad police station on Tuesday. Under the guidance of Senior Inspector Ravindra Adhane, PSI Shivaji Shinde, and his detection team initiated an investigation that led to the arrest of the suspect in Nalasopara on Wednesday.

“We examined CCTV footage from the nearby area, successfully identifying the accused. The Malad police detection team, including Mandar Gonjari, Samadhan Wagh, Dalit Paigrao, Sachin Gaikwad, Ramm Mahadik, and John Fernandiz, tracked down the suspect in Nalasopara, set a trap, and apprehended him,” said an officer.