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Serial Car Thief Behind 70 Theft Cases Arrested in Mumbai

The arrest reflects authorities’ expanding reliance on inter-state collaboration supported by digital forensics to dismantle vehicle theft rings.

Overview

  • Junaid Yusuf Sheikh, known as Bambya, was apprehended by Mumbai’s RAK Marg unit after investigators traced him through 150 CCTV camera feeds.
  • Police tied him to more than 70 motor vehicle theft and house break-in cases across Maharashtra and Gujarat districts.
  • Investigators recovered a stolen Honda City and three mobile phones believed to be taken in separate thefts.
  • Sheikh confessed to his role in multiple high-value vehicle and accessory thefts, Mumbai Police officials reported.
  • Authorities are probing further to identify additional victims and map his links to other organized crime syndicates.