26 March,2023 06:39 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI
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Navi Mumbai Police have arrested two men for allegedly stealing a trailer truck from a village in Panvel taluka earlier this month, an official said on Sunday.
He said the trailer truck was stolen from Kongaon village in Raigad district on the intervening night of March 7 and 8.
As per the investigation, the duo changed the number plate of the vehicle to a duplicate one bearing a Nagaland registration number.
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"The accused removed GPS from the truck and drove towards Nhava Sheva (a seaport in Raigad district). Police checked CCTV footage to identify the car which was piloting the stolen truck. We contacted the owner of the car and subsequently tracked down the duo who had stolen the truck," he said, adding that the duo hails from Punjab.
Further investigation is underway, the officer said.
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