Chandrapur: Man held for stealing differently abled person's moped, vehicle worth Rs 40,000 recovered

Ramnagar police in Chandrapur city have detained a suspect in the theft of a moped belonging to a differently abled man. The vehicle, worth Rs 40,000, has been recovered from him. With this, Ramnagar police have also solved another case.

According to police sources, the theft took place between 2 pm and 6 pm on October 18, 2026. The complainant, Balu Tukaram Pawar (49), a resident of Balaji Ward No. 02, Chandrapur, is differently abled. He rode a Honda Activa moped (MH 34 CB 6980), which he had modified for his own use by having two extra wheels fitted at the rear.

Pawar had parked the vehicle in front of a shop at Bangla Chowk in Naginabag. An unknown thief seized the chance and made off with it. A case was registered at Ramnagar police station on Pawar's complaint under Section 303(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

Given the seriousness of the matter, Ramnagar police station inspector Prabhavati Ekurke, under the supervision of Superintendent of Police Ayush Nopani, Additional Superintendent of Police Ishwar Kakkade and Sub-Divisional Police Officer Pramod Chauguley, had given the search team strict instructions to trace the accused.

The Ramnagar police search team was conducting a parallel investigation into the theft when police received confidential information that the motorcycle had been stolen by Kishor Bajirao Mahadore. Mahadore is 42 and lives in Mendhki, Brahmapuri tehsil, Chandrapur district.

Police said the accused kept evading them. However, they stayed on his trail, found his hideout and finally detained him. Police seized the stolen Rs 40,000 motorcycle from him. Police said more cases could come to light during questioning of the accused.

The operation was carried out by Ramnagar police station inspector Prabhavati Ekurke, assistant police inspectors Shivaji Nagwe and Hanuman Ugale, and sub-inspector Krishna Darade. Search team personnel Anand Kharat, Prakash Balki, Mangesh Shende, Ramprasad Naitam, Baba Naitam, Ravikumar Dhengle, Jitendra Akare, Manisha More, Pankaj Thombre, Prakash Madavi, Sandip Gedam, Suresh Korwar, Pankaj Ponde, Suraj Shedmake and Beauty Sakhare also took part. The entire operation was carried out under the guidance of senior officers.