Updated On: 09 October, 2024 10:32 AM IST | Mumbai | Shirish Vaktania
Shoe-stealing gangs are becoming increasingly active in the city, targeting branded pairs left outside flats

Screengrab of the CCTV footage shows a man stealing a pair of shoes from outside a flat in a Santacruz building
A man was caught on CCTV stealing pairs of shoes from a residential society in Santacruz East. The incident took place on Sunday night, where an unknown person allegedly stole three pairs of shoes from Aniket Tower, located at Yashwant Nagar. The entire incident was caught on the society’s CCTV cameras. Vakola police have registered a non-cognizable (NC) complaint and have begun their investigation.
The primary complainant in the case, Kamlesh Kumawat, who resides on the fourth floor of Aniket Tower, reported that his newly purchased branded shoes worth Rs 4,200 were stolen. In similar incidents, two other residents also reported losing their expensive shoes from the same building.