Overview

• Unit‑3 of the Thane Crime Branch arrested Vijaysingh Andhasingh Junni alias Shikalgar, Sonusingh Jitendrasingh Junni, Sunny Kartarsingh Sardar and Atul Suresh Khandale in the crackdown.
• Officers said the arrests solved 40 house‑breaking cases registered across stations in Thane and Navi Mumbai, with gold and silver worth about ₹39.53 lakh and a car seized.
• Investigators said they tracked the gang to the Ramtekdi area of Hadapsar in Pune using a tip‑off, CCTV review and technical intelligence before making the arrests.
• Police reported that alleged kingpin Vijay Singh Sikalkar has 19 prior cases registered across multiple jurisdictions including Pimpri, Jalgaon, Navi Mumbai and Thane.
• In a separate case, history‑sheeter Imran Aleem Khan was held for a Mumbra chain‑snatching targeting a schoolteacher on September 18, with ₹5 lakh in gold recovered after CCTV identification and a confession.