Pune: Hadapsar Police Arrest Gang Involved in Robberies and Vehicle Theft, Solve Nine Cases
Pune, 2nd July 2023: The Hadapsar Police have successfully apprehended a gang responsible for carrying out robberies in various parts of Pune city. As a result of the investigation, nine crimes, including eight forcible thefts, have been brought to light.
The gang consists of ten adult suspects and four juvenile offenders. The Hadapsar Police team has probed nine cases, including eight robberies and one vehicle theft, over the course of a week. The gang members involved will be prosecuted under the MOCA Act, said Senior Police Inspector Arvind Gokule, in-charge of Hadapsar police station.
One of the incidents occurred on 20th June when Prabhati Papat Javale (74), while returning from a walk in the Manjari Budruk area, had a gold necklace snatched from her neck by two individuals on two-wheelers. The police, after reviewing over 450 CCTV footages, successfully tracked down the suspects. Policemen Bhagwan Hambarde and Anirudh Sonwane received information that the suspected culprits were staying in Mangalwar Peth. As a result, Swapnil Ishwar Kendale (30) from Sambhajinagar Nevasa was apprehended. Kendale confessed to being involved in chain thefts in Hadapsar, the Airport area, along with Amol Bhaskar Shelar of Mukindpur, Nevasa, and the wanted suspect Amar Chiru Kamble.
Vijay Ramakrishna Dedgaonkar (63) was arrested for buying the stolen jewelry in Kolhar in Ahmednagar district. Additionally, two vehicle thieves, Atharva Pradeep Shendge (18) from Parvati Darshan and Pranav Shankar Dhaware (18) from Shivtejnagar Upper Indiranagar, were apprehended.
On 27th June, they robbed stole a motorcycle after stabbing its owner with a knife. The police have seized two mobile phones, two motorcycles, and two Activa scooters worth Rs. 2.5 lakhs from the suspects.
This operation was conducted under the guidance of Police Commissioner Retesh Kumaarr, Joint Police Commissioner Sandeep Karnik, Additional Commissioner Ranjan Kumar Sharma and Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone 5) Vikrant Deshmukh and ACP (Hadapsar division) Ashwini Rakh.
The investigation team included Senior Police Inspector Arvind Gokule, Police Inspector (Crime) Vishwas Dagle, Assistant Police Inspector Vijay Kumar Shinde, Police Sub-Inspector Avinash Shinde, and police personnel Sandeep Rathod, Sameer Pandule, Sachin Jadhav, Shahid Sheikh, Prashant Dudhal, Nikhil Pawar, Atul Pandharkar, Bhagwan Hambarde, Anirudh Sonwane, Sachin Gorkhe, Manoj Survase, Amol Danke, Prashant Tonpe, Kundlik Keskar, Rashid Sheikh, Ajit Madane and Chandrakant Rejitwad.
