Man arrested from Karnataka over break-ins in Navi Mumbai; Rs 60 lakh valuables recovered
Thane (PTI): The Navi Mumbai police have detected at least seven break-ins with the arrest of a 41-year-old man and recovered valuables worth about Rs 60 lakh from him, an official said on Friday.
Asif Jahir Shaikh, who had allegedly broken into several houses in Airoli, Rabale and Vashi areas in November and December of last year, was arrested from Gulbarga in Karnataka a few days ago, he said.
Police have recovered gold and silver ornaments and Rs 16 lakh cash, collectively valued at nearly Rs 60 lakh, from Shaikh, he added.
Shaikh, who lived in Mumbra, used stolen motorcycles with fake number plates while committing the crimes, the official said, adding that he is also named in a case registered in Gulbarge.
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Robbers who shot dead two security guards, looted Rs 93 lakh in Bidar identified: G Parameshwara
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara said on Friday that the two robbers who shot dead the two security guards and decamped with Rs 93 lakh cash meant for filling the SBI ATM in Bidar on January 16 have been identified.
He also said that efforts are on to secure them and police teams have gone to Indore in Madhya Pradesh and other possible places where the robbers could belong to.
"Both of them have been identified. They are being followed," Parameshwara told reporters. According to him, the assailants fled to Hyderabad after the crime.
The robbers fled the spot in a bike, carrying the cash filled trunk, he said.
SBI has assigned a Hyderabad-based firm to fill the ATMs, Parameshwara added.
"Usually gunmen accompany when such a huge amount of cash is transported. Unfortunately, yesterday there was no gunman in the vehicle," the Minister said.
He opined that the robbers must have monitored the cash transportation mechanism for a very long time and carried out the crime. The robbers shot dead two security guards, Giri Venkatesh and Shiva Kashinath, before decamping with the cash meant for filling the SBI ATM in the district headquarters town of Bidar on Thursday.
The deceased were the staff of CMS Agency, police said. The staff had come to the ATM located on the busy Shivaji Chowk to fill the cash at 11.30 am, they said. Sources said the robbers fired eight rounds.
