Bike theft gang busted in Neral, main accused arrested, two minors detained
Neral police cracked two bike theft cases after arresting one accused and detaining two minor accomplices, recovering two stolen bikes worth Rs 65,000.
Neral police's Crime Detection Team has busted a gang stealing bikes in the Neral and Karjat taluka area. Police arrested the main accused in the case, while two minor accomplices working with him were detained. Two stolen bikes worth a total of Rs 65,000 were seized from the accused. The action has solved two bike theft cases registered at the Neral and Karjat police stations.
The case was that Sameer Pandurang Bhoir, a resident of Murbad, had brought his TVS company Ntorq-125 scooter, registered MH 05 FT 0877, for use. He had parked the scooter on the roadside in front of Rohit Dhaba at Diksal-Neral, when an unknown thief took it away. On receiving a complaint about this, a case was registered at Neral police station under Section 303(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023.
Taking the case seriously, under the guidance of Raigad district Superintendent of Police Mrs Anchal Dalal, Additional Superintendent of Police Abhijit Shivtare and Sub-Divisional Police Officer Rahul Gaikwad, a team led by Neral police station's Assistant Police Inspector Rahul Varote began the investigation. Based on secret information and technical analysis, police identified the accused as Elias Francis Miranda (18), a resident of Gavdevi Buvapada, Ambernath, Thane district. As the accused kept changing his location, police laid a trap in Ambernath and caught him.
During questioning, the accused admitted that he had committed bike theft incidents with the help of two minor accomplices. Police seized from the three an Ntorq scooter worth around Rs 40,000 stolen from the Neral area, and a Honda Dio (registered MH 46 AA 2331) worth Rs 25,000 stolen from within the limits of Karjat police station. The total value of the two seized vehicles is stated to be Rs 65,000. The action was carried out by a team from Neral police station comprising Police Sub-Inspector Sushant Varak, Police Constable Sachin Waghmare and police personnel Rajebhau Kekan, Ashu Bendre and Vinod Wangnekar.
