The Vanrai police station arrested three women for posing as ragpickers and robbing shops at midnight. According to the police, the accused – Rajamma Kondur, 55; Shanti Devendra, 42; and Pallima Devendra, 40 – would break open the locks and escape with valuables in an autorickshaw. Police have also arrested the autorickshaw driver, Nurul Khan, 22, and seized the vehicle.

During investigation, it was revealed that all accused are habitual offenders and have a similar cases filed against them at Malad, Kandivli and Goregaon police stations. Last year, they were arrested by the Dindoshi police in a similar case.