Maharashtra: Thane police arrest notorious thief; motorcycles, mobile phones recovered

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Thane police has arrested a notorious thief and recovered stolen goods worth more than Rs 4.50 lakh from his possession in the district, an official said on Friday.

Thane police's Crime Branch Unit II apprehended the accused, Akshay Varma alias Shiva (27), from Hanuman Tekdi in Bhiwandi town of the district on December 31, senior police inspector Sachin Gaikwad told newswire PTI.

The Thane police official said that Varma was wanted for his involvement in several cases of theft, including those of mobile phones and motorcycles, across various locations such as Mumbai, Thane, Bhiwandi and Vasai-Virar.

After his interrogation, Thane police recovered stolen properties amounting to Rs 4,50,100, which included five motorcycles and seven mobile phones, said Gaikwad.

They have detected theft cases filed across police stations in Bhiwandi, Kongaon, Manickpur, Shanti Nagar, Narpoli as well as Andheri MIDC in Mumbai, he said.

Prior to his arrest, Varma had 14 offences registered against him with police stations in Bhoiwada, Kongaon, Bhiwandi, Naupada and Narpoli, Gaikwad added.

Maharashtra: Elderly couple found dead in Thane apartment; murder case registered

Elderly couple found dead in apartment in Thane; murder case registered

Meanwhile, an elderly couple was found dead in an apartment in Maharashtra's Thane city, police said on Friday.

Bodies of Samsher Bahadur Singh (68) and his wife Meena (65) were found in their flat in the Chitalsar locality by their son, who reached the premises after his phone calls went unanswered on Thursday morning, an official said.

The deaths have occurred on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday, he said.

The bodies have been sent for post-mortem, the official said, adding that there were no apparent injury marks on the bodies and poisoning is suspected.

Singh worked as a security guard, and his wife ran a small business from home, he said.

The couple's son, who lives in Ambernath, found the apartment door open and saw his parents lying lifeless on the bed, the official said.

A case under section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered, and a probe has been initiated, he said. (With inputs from agencies)