Aurangabad: The Latur police have arrested seven men for their involvement in cases of robbery, house break-in and thefts committed in different parts of the state.
Police have also recovered over 900 grams of gold, 500-gram silver, some cash along with a four-wheeler that was used by the accused for commuting.
“Their arrest has helped us detect 13 pending offences in Latur and neighbouring districts. Preliminary probe has revealed that the accused have also committed a series of property offences in different parts of the state. Whatever information is being extracted from them has been shared with the police units concerned. This is being done so that they can take custody of the accused and detect the pending cases,” a police officer said.
“Last month, burglars had targeted the house of a local businessman, Aditya Bandewar, and decamped with 415 grams of gold and Rs 5 lakh cash. An offence in this regard was at registered at Vivekananda police station,” the officer added.
Latur superintendent of police (SP) Nikhil Pingale had formed four teams to crack the case. While working on the case, police teams managed to arrest Lakhan alias Amardeep Jogdand, Kishore alias Pappu Jogdand and Praveen alias Shimana Mane — all residents of Ambajogai.
During interrogation the accused not only confessed to the crime, but also revealed names of their accomplices. Accordingly, traps were laid at different locations and the other four accused — Suryakant Mule, Avinash Devkar, Suresh alias Suryakant Gangane and Sudarshan Urja Sonawne — were arrested from Beed district.
Additional superintendent of police Anurag Jain said that as a part of their modus operandi, the accused used to rent a four-wheeler and would roam around in different areas for recce. “On finding a locked home in upscale localities, the accused would return at night and burgle the house,” Jain said.
Sub-divisional police officer Jitendra Jagdale said after every successful theft or burglary, the accused would divide their share and head back to their safe havens in Beed, Pune and parts of Vidarbha.
“Some of the accused are hardened criminals with over two dozen cases registered against them in different parts of the state,” Jagdale said.