Minor held for 15 house burglaries in Nagpur; gold and silver worth Rs 16.90 lakh recovered
Crime Branch Unit 4 detained a minor linked to about 15 burglaries in the Imamwada police station area and recovered stolen goods worth around Rs 16.90 lakh.
Nagpur: Unit 4 of the Crime Branch has solved a series of house burglaries reported in the Imamwada police station area. Police have detained a minor accused, who their investigation found was involved in about 15 burglaries. Stolen goods worth around Rs 16.90 lakh were recovered from the minor.
The case relates to a theft at the house of Milind Kamble in Dahipura Layout, Untkhana, on September 13. Imamwada police registered a case. The Crime Branch's Unit 4 then began a parallel investigation of its own.
Led by Police Inspector Baburao Raut, the Crime Branch team went through footage from about 500 CCTV cameras. Acting also on technical information, police detained a minor.
During the investigation, 12 gold items, silver anklets and a mobile phone were recovered from the minor. According to police, the total value of the seized goods is put at around Rs 16.90 lakh.
Police said a check of the accused's record showed he was involved in about 15 burglaries. They said that after the thefts, the accused went to Ajmer with another minor associate, using the stolen money. The two spent the money on sightseeing and leisure there. Police said the two then returned to Nagpur and also tried to sell the stolen gold.
The detained minor has for now been handed over to Imamwada police for further action. The search for the other minor associate is still on.
