Vishrambaug police arrest two in Ghaziabad, recover Rs 10 lakh stolen in house burglary

Pune, November 4, 2026: The investigation team of Vishrambaug police station has solved a house burglary case. The team arrested two accused from Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh and recovered stolen goods worth about Rs 10 lakh from them.

According to Pune police, a theft case had been registered at Vishrambaug police station under Sections 305(A), 331(3) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The complaint said that when the family was away, unknown persons broke open the door, entered the house and stole jewellery and other valuables.

After the case was registered, Senior Police Inspector Navnath Jagtap put Assistant Police Inspector Umesh Karake in charge of the investigation. He was also made responsible for coordinating efforts to trace the accused.

During the investigation, police collected CCTV footage from areas around the scene of the crime and examined it. Images of the suspects were obtained from this footage. Police Constable Nitin Mundhe and police officer Anis Shaikh then received secret information from their informers that the suspects were living in Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh.

Acting on this information, a special police team searched four states, Delhi, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, between October 23 and October 29, 2026. With the help of local sources and technical analysis, the team traced both accused and arrested them from Ghaziabad.

The arrested accused have been identified as Habib Hafiz Saifi and Akbar alias Firoz Sultan Saifi. Police have also seized property worth about Rs 10 lakh in connection with the theft.

The operation was carried out under the guidance of Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar, Joint Commissioner of Police Sanjay Daradey, Additional Commissioner of Police Rajesh Banasode, Deputy Commissioner of Police Krushikesh Ravale and Assistant Commissioner of Police Anuja Deshmane.

The investigation team included Assistant Police Inspector Umesh Karake, Sub-Inspectors Satyavan Gend and Mahboob Mokashi, and several other personnel of Vishrambaug police station.

Coordination among police teams in four states, scrutiny of CCTV footage and secret tip-offs led to the operation. As a result, both accused were arrested and the stolen goods recovered.