The Khar Police on Thursday arrested one of the most wanted robbers of Mumbai who has more than 50 cases of robbery, housebreaking, chain-snatching registered against him across the city. The accused has been identified as Kishor Nandesh Pawar alias Bunty (30) who was on the run since he was granted bail in 2018 in a similar case. Since the time he was bailed out, 20 cases of HBT reported in the west region, 14 in Khar, 02 in Juhu and four cases in Bandra.

The last case was registered by Juhu Police on August 16, where Bunty robbed at Gajuri Villa bungalow of counsel general, The Republic of Rwanda, Prakash Jain (68) in Juhu, while no one was at home. The accused robbed jewellery, imported watches (worth Rs 50 lakh), cash, luxury pens, and other valuables. The total estimated value of the property was Rs 2 crore. Following the incident, the investigation was initiated under the guidance of senior officers of the west region. The police spotted the accused in CCTV camera near the bungalow and later the manhunt for Bunty was launched. Khar Police which has also registered 14 cases against Bunty started searching for him. The Senior PI of Khar Police Gajanand Kabdule along with his team nabbed Bunty and his associate Rahul Ravindra Gurav after thorough investigation and with the help of human intelligence on Thursday morning.