Pune, Oct 13 Three men from Haryana have been arrested in connection with nine theft cases in Pune, with police seizing valuables worth around Rs 23 lakh after travelling nearly 4,600 km across several states during the investigation, officials said on Tuesday.
The accused allegedly targeted people in crowded places during Ganeshotsav and Ganesh immersion processions, police said.
Vishrambaug Police, who probed these cases, identified the accused as residents of Palwal in Haryana. In the meantime, Aravalli Police in Gujarat had arrested them in some other matter.
With the assistance of Gujarat Police, a team of Pune Police took Ajay Samsher Vinodkumar Rupsingh Koli (20), Aman Samsher Anil Kumar Narayansingh Koli (24) and Deepak Samsher Rajubhai Sapsingh (21) into custody.
A white Maruti Suzuki Ertiga car bearing registration number HR 30 AC 3390, valued at around Rs 10 lakh and allegedly used by the accused, was seized along with valuables worth Rs 13 lakh.
Over the past two months, the Vishrambaug police team travelled to different districts in Gujarat, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Karnataka and Maharashtra to trace suspects and recover stolen property, officials said.
During this period, the team solved a total of 62 cases involving various offences and seized property worth around Rs 1.23 crore, police said.
(PTI News)
