November 29th 2023.
A shocking incident took place in Mumbai last week when a 40-year-old man was robbed by six unknown, armed men, at the Cement Yard located in Nahur, off the Goregoan-Mulund Link Road. The victim, Kadam, a resident of Bhandup East was returning home after attending his father's funeral when the incident took place.
Kadam was walking towards his location around 5 am as he couldn't get a bus or auto rickshaw. He noticed some men staring at him and started running towards the side of the Nahur railway bridge, where a tempo started to follow him. "The tempo after a few rounds, stopped right next to Kadam and six men got out of the vehicle. Some had rods in their possession," said PSI Ganesh Sanap, the investigation officer in the case.
The six men held Kadam and started frisking him, stealing his gold chain, mobile phone, ATM card, and his smartwatch. They pushed him to the ground and fled the scene. Kadam then approached the Navghar police and narrated the entire incident, subsequently an FIR was registered.
Senior police inspector Dattatram Girap held the case to PSI Sanap, and a team started looking into the case. The crime spot didn't have any CCTVs, which posed a challenge to the investigation. However, they managed to spot a similar-looking Tempo in the Sonapur area of Bhandup and staked out the vehicle. After almost three days, they saw a gang approaching the tempo and arrested four of them at the Vashi Toll Naka. The other two managed to escape.
The accused are identified as Ali Raja Miya Ali, 34, Zishan Siddhique, 21, Mohammad Ashraf Khan, 24, and Nisar Mushtaq Ali Khan, 20 - who were all arrested by the police. Out of them, Ali Raja has a criminal history of theft and Nisar was previously charged and convicted for attempting to murder, theft, and voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery cases against them. The two absconding accused are identified as Zakir Lootera, and Raju Topiwala, for whom a manhunt has been launched by the police.
The police seized their vehicle worth Rs. 3 lakhs, but couldn't find the stolen items of Kadam. All the accused are charged with the offence of dacoity, under section 395, of the Indian Penal Code and are currently remanded to judicial custody in Thane's Central Jail.
The lack of CCTVs is troubling the police, and also the residents as it's causing a loophole for criminals who take advantage to execute crime in these areas. The Navghar police have sent notices and multiple reminders to the BMC for the repair and installation of CCTV cameras in their jurisdiction as it's creating a hindrance in their investigation.
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