Overview
- Police identified and trapped the 24‑year‑old delivery executive using CCTV footage, route analysis and targeted surveillance before arresting him on a grey TVS Ntorq scooter.
- Investigators say the suspect used his knowledge of local lanes in Sanpada, Vashi and Koparkhairane to target victims and escape quickly.
- Officers seized eight gold mangalsutras and chains valued at Rs 17.92 lakh and named the Koparkhairane jeweller who accepted the pledged items as an accused.
- The suspect has been linked to nine FIRs across Sanpada, Vashi and Koparkhairane and remains in police custody on charges filed under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- Navi Mumbai Crime Branch units reported 23 total cases from parallel operations that led to additional arrests and narcotics recoveries and urged the public to report suspicious two‑wheeler riders or drug activity via 112 or the local helpline.