Overview
- Acting on a Dec. 29 tip-off, Crime Branch Unit 3 raided Deepa Bar in Nalasopara East and arrested four men who were allegedly preparing to rob Rishabh Jewellers, while a fifth suspect escaped.
- Officers seized a firearm with three live cartridges and tools during the raid, and identified one arrested suspect, Irshad Niyaz Khan, as having a serious criminal history; a case was registered at Achole Police Station.
- Naigaon Police arrested two youths in a Dec. 21 highway robbery near the Sasunavghar bridge, identified a juvenile as involved, recovered ₹31,700 and two phones, and seized the car used in the crime.
- Waliv police solved a Dec. 22 murder within 12 hours by arresting Asaram Rakesh Jatav, who confessed to killing his friend after an argument and attempting to conceal the body.
- Separate operations recovered a tour bus allegedly stolen by a former driver over unpaid wages, nabbed a chain‑snatching trio with an 8‑gram gold chain, and detained history‑sheeters linked to housebreakings and vehicle thefts, reflecting DCP‑ordered focus on vehicle crime.