The Vanrai police have solved a mobile phone theft case by apprehending a suspect and recovering two smartphones worth around Rs 40,000, including the phone allegedly stolen from a 22-year-old man in Goregaon East, Mumbai.
According to police, the complainant, Sanjit Mahto, a resident of Sharma Estate, was sleeping in the courtyard when his mobile phone was allegedly stolen. A case was registered at the Vanrai police station under Section 303(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Following the complaint, the police crime detection team, along with beat marshals, began searching the area around Sharma Estate and Ram Mandir railway station.
Two smartphones seized
During the operation, the police spotted a suspicious man on the road between Sharma Estate and the railway station and intercepted him for questioning.
A search allegedly led to the recovery of two mobile phones, one of which was identified as the handset stolen from Mahto. The second phone was also seized, taking the total value of the recovered devices to approximately Rs 40,000.
The operation was carried out by a team comprising Sub-Inspector Bankat Talekar, Police Head Constables Satish Yewale and Santosh Patil, and police personnel Omkar Naik and Sajid Shaikh.
The operation was conducted under the supervision of DCP Gajanan Rajmane, ACP Vijay Bhise, Senior Police Inspector Abdul Rauf Shaikh, and Police Inspector (Crime) Subhashchandra Posture.
