Burglary case cracked, 2 held

MUMBAI: Two men, Parshuram Chaudhary (31) and Datta Kshirsagar (36), have been arrested by the Kasturba Marg in a month-old burglary case at a Borivli (E) jewellery store. Cops suspect their involvement in at least 100 more offences. Two jewellers, Rameshkumar Nishad (26) and Arif Khan (35), have also been arrested for purchasing stolen ornaments from the burglars.Ornaments worth Rs 10.46 lakh have been recovered. tnn
Two men have been arrested by the Kasturba Marg police in a month old burglary case at a jewellery store in Borivali East. Police officials said the duo specialized in breaking into jewellery stores and have been involved in 100 to 150 offences in Mumbai and Thane. Two jewellers, who used to purchase stolen ornaments from the burglar-duo, have also been arrested.
"On July 11, Shanti Jewellers located at Magathane in Borivali East was looted of gold and silver ornaments worth Rs 13.92 lakh. When the owner, Jagdish Rajpurohit, 48, went through the CCTV footage.
The found visuals of two men moving around his store at night. The burglars had covered their faces with kerchiefs. But a kerchief worn by one of them slipped a little and his face was captured by the camera. Rajpurohit submitted the CCTV footage to us. We then carried out a joint probe along with the crime branch," said ACP Sunil Deshmukh.
The police tapped their network of informants and circulated the image captured in the CCTV footage. The two burglars, were traced to Jogeshwari by the crime branch on August 8.
Their custody was then handed over to the Kasturba Marg police.
"The duo led our team to two jewellers, , who used to purchase stolen ornaments from them. Both Khan and Nishad have been arrested, " Deshmukh added.
Ornaments worth Rs 10.46 lakh, from amongst those stolen from Shanti Jewellers, have been recovered.
"The modus operandi used by the men was to survey jewellery stores during the daytime and strike at night. They carried a variety of tools for gaining access to the premises by breaking open the shutter," said an official. The police is now verifying whether the duo has been involved in more offences.