The Pimpri-Chinchwad police on Friday arrested three men for allegedly robbing a 60-year-old woman at knifepoint at her home in Talawade and recovered gold jewellery and other valuables worth ₹57.87 lakh, officials said on Saturday.
The accused have been identified as Anarulla Majahurulla Chaudhary, 36, of Chikhali; Abdul Rahim Majid Momin, 39, of Kandivali, Mumbai; and Samiulla Ajmatulla Khan, 32, of Mumbra, Thane.
According to police, the accused broke into Bharati Bhalekar’s home in Jyotibanagar, Talawade, in the early hours of October 13. They tied her hands and legs, gagged her with a piece of cloth and threatened her with a knife before fleeing with valuables.
The stolen property reported included gold jewellery weighing around 68 tolas, ₹5 lakh in cash, three pairs of silver anklets worth ₹30,000, a mobile phone valued at ₹10,000 and a wristwatch worth ₹5,000. The total value was estimated at ₹53.70 lakh.
A case was registered at Chikhali police station against three unidentified persons under Sections 126(2), 311, 331(4) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Shweta Khedkar, deputy commissioner of police (Zone 4), said, “A team from the police station’s detection branch examined footage from more than 70 CCTV cameras and pursued leads developed during the investigation. Acting on confidential information and CCTV footage, the team identified and apprehended the suspects within eight hours of the robbery.”
{{/usCountry}}Shweta Khedkar, deputy commissioner of police (Zone 4), said, “A team from the police station’s detection branch examined footage from more than 70 CCTV cameras and pursued leads developed during the investigation. Acting on confidential information and CCTV footage, the team identified and apprehended the suspects within eight hours of the robbery.”
{{/usCountry}}During questioning, the three confessed to their involvement in the robbery, police said. The police recovered gold jewellery weighing around 73 tolas and other valuables worth approximately ₹57.87 lakh.