22 October,2023 01:37 PM IST | Palghar | mid-day online correspondent
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Maharashtra crime: A man was arrested by the Palghar Police for allegedly breaking into a temple and stealing cash from the donation box in Maharashtra's Palghar district, police said on Sunday, the PTI reported.
According to the PTI, the Palghar Police on Friday arrested the suspect identified as Shabbir alias Fateh Murtaza Ali Sheikh, 26, a resident of Nalasopara, for allegedly breaking into a temple in the Girij area, senior inspector Ranjit Andale said.
The accused had entered the temple around 2 am on October 8 and decamped with Rs 4,500 cash from the donation box, he said, as per the PTI.
The Vasai police registered an offence and formed two teams to nab the accused, the official said.
The CCTV footage from the area showed the accused exiting the temple and driving away an autorickshaw. Investigations revealed that the vehicle had been stolen from the limits of Valiv police station, he said, reported the PTI.
During interrogation, the accused said he was involved in three more crimes in Valiv, Vasai and Manikpur police station limits, the official said, adding that the stolen cash and autorickshaw have been recovered.
Meanwhile, in an another incident, the Mumbai police have taken 17 Bangladeshi nationals into custody on charges of residing in India without valid documents and attempting to acquire identification using counterfeit papers, stated a PTI report.
According to the report, the individuals were apprehended while attempting to obtain identification using forged documents, with the police registering an official complaint against them. Further investigations have revealed that two of the suspects acted as agents, responsible for bringing people into the country unlawfully from Bangladesh.
During interrogations, the accused provided information that led to the discovery of ten Bangladeshi nationals residing in the Gopcharpada area of Virar, with four others situated in Hanuman Nagar of Nalasopara, located in Palghar district. All 17 arrested Bangladeshi nationals have been placed under police custody until October 25, as authorities continue to investigate their presence and activities in India.
Recently, the Mira Bhayander-Vasai Virar Police (MBVV) Police said its crime branch unit 3 nabbed four people including two women who allegedly were part of a gang using a unique modus operandi to trick people in connection with a deceptive currency exchange scam. The police said that the arrestees also include Bangladeshi nations who had recently defrauded a sexagenerian of Rs 4 lakh.
(with PTI inputs)
