Four of the five bike-borne thieves were arrested within four days after robbing a senior citizen in Bandra (West)
The lead was used to follow the images caught on 400 CCTV cameras along the route the thieves used through Mahim, Dadar, Sion, Matunga, Wadala TT and Chembur before reaching Wadala. Police identified the arrested accused as Ahad Khan (21), Jainuddin Khan (23), a medical representative and BPharm graduate, Arman Shaikh (19), and Irfan Khan (19), who had allegedly planned to sell the phone for Rs 25,000. They were arrested from Wadala and Navi Mumbai on Sept 18. “In 400 CCTV images, the team identified and followed three pairs of legs and a white motorcycle. Rodrigues had earlier told TOI: “I was walking to meet clients on Sept 14 morning, when five thieves travelling on two motorcycles snatched my bag.
The five had been apprehended for snatching three years ago but were counselled and released as they were then minors.
Police showed the images to shopkeepers in slum pockets of Antop Hill and Wadala, and obtained Ahad’s description and mobile number who was the kingpin of the gang,” said a police officer. Ahad allegedly exchanged SIM cards with a friend travelling to Lucknow to mislead investigators tracking his location, police said. Morning walkers and people travelling alone early in the morning on Perry Road, Hill Road and Manuel Gonsalves Road are vulnerable to such thieves,” Rodrigues told TOI.
Mumbai: Bandra police have arrested four alleged bike-borne thieves, including a medical representative, within four days of a bag-snatching in Bandra (W), using a CCTV image of three pairs of legs and a white motorcycle with an unclear number plate. Investigators traced the same people and motorcycles through Mahim, Dadar, Sion, Matunga, Wadala TT and Chembur before reaching Wadala. Police alleged they resumed snatching after becoming adults to fund narcotics consumption. I chased them, but they escaped at high speed. She had suffered injuries to her lips and nose after falling during a bag-snatching incident, but attended to her clients before approaching police to register an FIR. “The incident traumatised me. Following the incident, I began wearing a jacket or coat and concealing my bags inside it.
Police returned Rodrigues’s phone to her on Tuesday.
Investigation Led by DCP Mohit Garg Focusing on CCTV Footage
DCP (West Zone-2) Mohit Garg is overseeing an investigation that involves analyzing footage from 400 CCTV cameras. This effort follows the acquisition of images from a private shop located in Bandra, which may provide crucial evidence in the case.