Maharashtra: Three held for motorcycle thefts in Palghar

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The police have arrested three persons allegedly involved in a series of motorcycle thefts in Maharashtra's Palghar district, an official said on Monday.

At least 35 stolen motorcycles, worth Rs 19.6 lakh, were recovered from the accused, who were nabbed last week, Palghar district superintendent of police Balasaheb Patil said.

The police team had intercepted the accused with two-wheelers without number plates near Castline Naka on February 20 and recovered a sickle, an iron chopper, chilli powder among other items, he said.

The trio had plans to break into an industrial unit. An offence under sections 399 (preparation for dacoity) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code was registered against them, the official said.

A probe revealed that the accused were involved in motorcycle thefts in Palghar, Thane rural, Nashik rural, Mira-Bhayander, and Vasai-Virar police station limits, he added.

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Meanwhile, in an another case in Thane, a 79-year-old Hindustani singer was attacked and robbed by two unidentified chain snatchers in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Monday.

The incident took place in Dombivli town of the district around 9 pm on Sunday, when singer Shubhada Pavgi was walking home with her son, an official said.

The accused, who were on a two-wheeler, hit the septuagenarian and decamped with her gold chain worth Rs 2 lakh, he said.
Pavgi sustained minor injuries to her neck, the official said.

An offence has been registered and the police were examining the CCTV footage from the scene to identify the accused, he added

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