Overview

• Amboli police, working with MTNL officials, intercepted the group around 3:30 am near Farook School in Jogeshwari West.
• Officers found men removing live underground cables from a drainage duct with trucks, a crane and an Innova parked nearby.
• Police say 1,110 metres of copper cable valued at about ₹58 lakh were targeted as the suspects impersonated MTNL workers.
• MTNL verified no authorized work was underway and reported service disruptions affecting customer connections.
• Four vehicles, a two-wheeler and an excavator were seized; the eight accused, aged 20 to 40, are in custody as police pursue others who fled.