Palghar woman robbed at knifepoint; police launch search for accused

Three men robbed a housewife of her gold jewellery after threatening her with a knife in her thirdfloor flat of a residential complex in Maharashtras Palghar district police said on Wednesday reported news agency PTIThe incident took place at Sativali in the Vasai area on Tuesday they saidDeputy Commissioner of Police Purnima ChowguleSringi said three men rang the doorbell and when the woman opened the door they forcibly entered the flat The accused then robbed her of gold ornaments weighing around four tolas and cash at knifepoint reported PTIThe middleaged woman sustained minor injuries while attempting to resist the attackers said the official from MiraBhayandar VasaiVirar police Her child who was present in the flat was reportedly unharmed reported PTITeams have been formed to trace the robbers We are currently checking CCTV footage from the vicinity and will detect the criminals for sure she saidBurglary accused absconding for 31 years held in LaturIn another case the police in Maharashtras Latur city have arrested a 55yearold man who was on the run for over 31 years after allegedly committing a burglary officials have said reported PTIDeepak Nivrutti Kamble is among the three accused who allegedly broke into the house of complainant Dattu Babu Navghan a resident of Zinnat Society in February 1994 and stole Rs 11000 cash 24 sarees and many household items reported PTISince the registration of the case key accused Kamble had vanished an official said on TuesdayRecently police received information that Kamble a resident of Vilasnagar had quietly returned and was staying in the same locality After verifying the details they arrested him on Monday he said reported PTIA local court has remanded Kamble in judicial custody the official addedPolice crack jewellery theft case in 48 hours accused held at Nepal borderMeanwhile police cracked a burglary case within 48 hours after thieves struck a jewellery shop in Palghar district of Maharashtra by arresting five Nepalese nationals from the IndiaNepal order and Surat officials said on Tuesday reported PTIPolice also recovered stolen property worth Rs 328 croreUnidentified persons stole 542 kg of gold 40 kg of silver and Rs 20 lakh cash from a jewellers shop in Palghar on November 9 by breaking the common wall of an adjacent shop a police officer said reported PTIPolice scanned footage of CCTV cameras in the area and identified two as watchmen who worked at a local mall said Superintendent of Police Yatish Deshmukh reported PTIThe suspects had travelled to the UPNepal border via Gujarat and were preparing to cross into the Himalayan nation he saidPolice teams arrested four suspects with the help of security personnel at the Nepal border on November 11 and the fifth man from SuratThis coordinated crossstate operation executed within 48 hours led to the swift arrest of five key accused We have successfully recovered property worth over Rs 328 crore said Deshmukh reported PTIWith inputs from PTI