Thane Crime: Man accused of looting truck arrested

The accused Shahbaz Sayyed and four others had looted Rs 22,900 worth of goods from a truck headed from Dhule to Vashi at Mumbra Bypass on August 7

Thane Crime: Man accused of looting truck arrested

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A man accused of looting a truck at knife-point in Thane district was arrested by a team of Unit I of Crime Branch that had to chase him over a considerable distance, an official said.

Shahbaz Sayyed (31) and four others had looted Rs 22,900 worth of goods from a truck headed from Dhule to Vashi at Mumbra Bypass on August 7 and a patrolling team spotted them and gave chase while they were running away after the incident, he said.

"The team managed to nab Sayyed, while the others ran away. He has attempt to murder, robbery, assault, kidnapping cases against his name," he said.

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