by They protested innocence vehemently but Magadi police promptly showed them copies of two different passports each of them had pro cured using fake documents The two were produced before a local court in Mumbai which handed them over to police custody The duo had last been arrested in 2018 but they then skipped court hearings, sale of the valuables they had stolen during the 10 burglaries Police have now recovered booty worth over Rs 36 crore including 4kg of gold three fourwheelers, one countrymade pistol with five rounds of bullets The recoveries we re linked to the 10 burglaries reported in Ramanagara Chikkamagaluru Mysuru Haveri, Bengaluru RuralThey scrupulously avoided breaking into houses in Bengaluru city as they were aware the city is full of CCTV cameras, they could leave a trail for cops They selected locked houses on the outskirts desolate places, noncrowded areas an investigating officer saidThe accused had procured two passports each using forged papers Sadiq had passports in the names of Mohammed Kareem, Mohammed Arhan Changuli Hanja had passports in the names Mohammed Shaid Perla, Binayamin the officer said Police investigation revealed the accused using the fake passports had flown thrice to Bahrain on pleasure trips
Published in The Times of India (Online) (05.11.2024)