A thief allegedly made off with manhole lids from the footpath outside a residential society in Malad (W). The society’s secretary registered a police complaint. There was an investigation that led to an arrest.

There was CCTV footage from the area, identifying the accused. The arrested individual has a history of 16 sewerage manhole lid theft cases registered against him in various police stations in the city, including Bandra, Goregaon, Dahisar, Nalasopara, Santacruz, Vakola, and others. He had previously been arrested by the Santacruz police but was released on bail before committing the recent crime in the Malad area.