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Police said the robbery victim, Arun Gidge (54), had recently raised Rs 2.5 lakh by selling agricultural produce and goats. Gidge contacted local NCP (SP) functionary Manik Shinde around 4.30am, who alerted police. The arrested robber was handed over to Yeola taluka police, who have booked four suspects and launched a search for the remaining accused.
Inspector Kiran Shinde of Yeola taluka police station said, “The person arrested is a member of a gang of habitual criminals. The money was meant for a tractor loan instalment, debt repayment, household expenses and Diwali celebrations. However, another suspect, armed with a knife and a wooden stick, was overpowered by the father-son duo and held until police arrived. The suspect was subsequently arrested. The other burglars will soon be arrested, and the cash and jewellery will also be recovered.”
Nashik : A 21-year-old farmer’s son fought off a gang of robbers and captured one of them after they broke into his family’s house in Kolgaon village of Yeola taluka early Monday. The rest of the gang members escaped with cash and jewellery worth over Rs 3 lakh. Because the ceiling fans were running at full speed, he said the family did not hear the intruders.
“When I woke up, a burglar was standing beside me to stop me from getting up, but he fled after hearing Tejas’s cries,” Gidge said. As the robbers tried to leave, Tejas woke up and grappled with two of them, alerting his father.