Mumbai: Police arrest thief who stole to buy gifts for his transgender lover

The Goregaon police have arrested a habitual housebreaker, who burgled in order to buy gifts for his transgender lover. The alleged accused has been identified as Uday Nilesh Patil, 28, a resident of Malad West.

According to the police, Naka broke into the office of Camuna Co- operative Credit Society in Goregaon West on July 1 and stole five laptops, a cellphone and valuables amounting to Rs 62,000.

The accused was produced before the Borivili Metropolitan Magistrate Court from where he was remanded to three days' police custody.