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Two Held for Virar ATM Break-In as Palghar Police Detain Second Kidnap-Robbery Suspect

Police registered multiple FIRs under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita after recovering heavy-duty tools in the ATM probe, with one suspect from the April abduction still at large.

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Overview

  • Ajay Vijay Yadav (45) and Bharat Gajanan Sanke (37) were arrested on July 17 for attempting to smash and steal cash from a nationalised bank ATM in Virar.
  • Investigators recovered a grinder machine, gas blow torch, cutter blade, hand gloves, mask, bag and raincoat from the suspects’ possession.
  • Bolinj police filed an FIR on July 18 under sections 305 (theft), 62 (attempt to commit life-sentence offences) and 3(5) (common intention) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
  • Sameer Mahadev Jadhav was detained on July 18 in connection with the April 20 abduction and robbery near Uplat-Kalbatpada that left a motorist robbed of gold and dumped on the Kalyan bypass.
  • Officers continue to search for the third accused who remains at large in the kidnapping-robbery case.