Two youths, a minor detained over cotton theft in Warora; Rs 5.23 lakh of goods seized

The Local Crime Branch has solved a cotton theft that took place within the limits of Warora police station in Chandrapur district. Police have detained two youths and a child in conflict with law. Goods worth Rs 5.23 lakh have been seized from them, including the stolen cotton and a vehicle.

A case of theft under Section 303(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, has been registered at Warora police station. When the case was registered, the identity of the thieves was not known, and a Local Crime Branch team was searching for the unidentified accused and the stolen goods.

During the investigation, on November 1, 2026, officers and personnel of the team received reliable information from a secret informer. According to it, the cotton theft is suspected to have been committed jointly by Sagar Laxman Chavan, Amol Mahadev Jadhav and a child in conflict with law, all of Hinganghat in Wardha district. Sagar Chavan (29) is a resident of Nagri in Warora taluka, Chandrapur district. Amol Jadhav (22) is originally from Dahegaon Selu and currently lives in Hinganghat, Wardha district.

Acting on this information, the Crime Branch team detained all three and questioned them. According to police, they confessed to the crime during questioning. The action extends only to detention; police have not said that any arrest has been made.

Police seized two and a half quintals of the stolen cotton, valued at Rs 23,000. A Xylo vehicle used to carry off the cotton was also seized. The vehicle is valued at Rs 5 lakh. Together, the seized cotton and vehicle total Rs 5.23 lakh. Further investigation is being carried out at Warora police station.

The operation was carried out under the guidance of Chandrapur Superintendent of Police Ayush Nopani and Additional Superintendent of Police Ishwar Katkade. It was led by Local Crime Branch Police Inspector Amol Kachore, with Assistant Police Inspector Balram Zadokar, Sub-Inspector Sarvesh Belsare, and head constables Rajnikant Puthawar, Sachin Gurnule and Subhash Gohokar carrying it out. Police constable Vitthal Kakade and Constable Dinesh Arade also took part.