Maha: Four held for stealing cigarettes worth Rs 43 lakh in Akola

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Four persons have been arrested for allegedly stealing cigarettes worth Rs 43 lakh from a godown in Maharashtra's Akola district, police said on Saturday.

Based on a tip-off, the police on Friday arrested the accused, all in their 20s, in connection with the theft that took place in Dabki Road area last month, an official said.

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The accused had allegedly broken into the godown on May 28 and decamped with cigarettes worth Rs 43 lakh from the premises, public relations officer inspector Santosh Mahalle said.

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