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Thief arrested after analysing dump data of 1,000 phones
Mumbai police arrested Nisar Shaikh, 39, for stealing gold worth ₹8.73 lakh after tracking him via mobile data. He has a history of over 47 crimes.
Updated on: Oct 29, 2024, 07:20:13 IST
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MUMBAI: The MIDC police have arrested a 39-year-old man, 19 days after he broke into a house in Andheri (East) and stole gold ornaments worth ₹8.73 lakh.
The police tracked the man, identified as Nisar Shaikh, by analysing the dump data of over 1000 mobile users who had travelled between Khar (West) and Andheri (East) on Oct 5 between 1.30am and 2.30pm.
Shaikh, who resides in an SRA building in Khar (West), has a criminal history with over 47 cases of housebreaking, theft, robbery, and violations under the Arms Act.
Police said they recovered the stolen booty from his house.
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