Stolen Rs 18 lakh JCB from Nagpur's Beltarodi recovered in Madhya Pradesh; five held
Crime Branch Unit-4 traced the stolen JCB to Katangi in Balaghat district and detained five men, seizing goods worth Rs 18.50 lakh.
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The Crime Branch Unit-4 of Nagpur police has recovered a JCB machine worth about Rs 18 lakh, stolen from the Beltarodi police station area of the city, from Katangi in Madhya Pradesh's Balaghat district. Police detained five accused and seized the stolen JCB and five mobile phones from them, together worth Rs 18.50 lakh.
According to the information available, the JCB, used for construction work, had been parked on Plot No. 1 of Sanskriti Society in Jagannath Nagar. Unidentified persons took it away on the night of October 9. A case was registered at Beltarodi police station.
During the investigation, Crime Branch Unit-4 began searching for the accused on the basis of CCTV footage and information from secret informers. The probe revealed that the stolen JCB and the accused were in Katangi in Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh. A police team then reached Katangi, detained all five accused with the help of local police and recovered the stolen vehicle.
The arrested accused are Rehan Khan, Ashish Sahare, Sachin Gautam, Afroz Khan and Devendra Sahare, all residents of Balaghat.
Police seized the stolen JCB and five mobile phones from the accused. The total value of the seized property is said to be Rs 18.50 lakh. The accused and the seized goods have been handed over to Beltarodi police for further investigation.
