Three Nagpur men arrested in Chandrapur goat theft case; stolen goats, car seized

Chandrapur City police have solved a goat theft case and arrested three men from Nagpur. According to police, the stolen goats and the car used in the crime were recovered from the accused. The seized goods are valued at about Rs 2.30 lakh.

The case falls under the Chandrapur City police station area. The complainant had reported the theft of goats from the area. On this complaint, a case was registered at Chandrapur City police station under Section 303(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and an investigation began.

Police said that, given the seriousness of the matter, the investigation was pushed ahead swiftly under the guidance of senior officers. The investigating team traced the suspects with the help of technical analysis and confidential information.

During the investigation, police detained three suspects. They are Rajat Vyankati Deoghare, Dharamveer Shriram Chauhan and Mohammad Sajid Khalil Qureshi. Deoghare is 26 years old and lives in Vaishali Nagar, Nagpur. Chauhan is 37 and a resident of Shashikant Society in Gorewada, Nagpur. Qureshi is 40 and lives in Hansapuri in the Kasabpura area of Nagpur.

Police said that on strict questioning, all three confessed to being involved in the goat theft. Police then arrested them immediately. The stolen goods and the Ford Figo car used in the crime, registration number MH-14-CK-0839, were recovered from the accused. Goods worth about Rs 2.30 lakh in all were seized.

The action was taken under the guidance of Superintendent of Police Ayush Nopani, Additional Superintendent of Police Ishwar Katkade and Sub-Divisional Police Officer Pramod Chaugule. It was led by Police Inspector Shyam Gavhane. Assistant Police Inspector Krunal Ramteke, Sub-Inspectors Dattatraya Kolte and Kapil Ghuge, several police personnel and a team from the cyber police station also took part.