In May this year, a 500-metre-long jelly-filled underground telephone cable, worth Rs35 lakh, was stolen from the Nashik Road area
officials confirmed that the current group has different suspects While police had previously arrested another gang in connection with that incident. The police registered a case of theft against the seven arrested individuals, and launched a hunt to trace their associates, who fled the scene.
Police sub-inspector (PSI), Sunil Bidkar, said the culprits are exploiting ongoing citywide infrastructure projects to blend in. Nashik: The Nashik Road police have arrested a seven members of a gang for allegedly stealing underground copper cables on early Thursday morning. Shortly after, a patrolling police van passed from nearby, and the trader managed to signal for help. The officials then rushed to the spot, rescued the trader, and arrested seven members of the gang. Five to six other accomplices managed to escape in an SUV.