The Wanowrie police arrested nine people involved in stealing copper cables of BSNL from drainage pipeline lines in the Hadapsar industrial area and seized stolen material and vehicles collectively worth ₹80.70 lakh.
The operation was carried out between 11 pm on May 8 and 3 am on May 9 during a combing operation.
Police got a tip-off that a group of men was allegedly removing covers of drainage pipelines and extracting copper cables using a crane in the Hadapsar industrial area. The accused were allegedly cutting the cables into pieces and loading them into a truck.
Acting swiftly, senior police officers proceeded to the spot with the detection team. During the raid, police caught several suspects red-handed while allegedly stealing copper wires from the drainage pipeline.
The arrested accused have been identified as Aslam Sagir Khan, 39, a resident of Tilak Nagar, West Delhi; Arif Bundu Khan, 40, a resident of Uttar Pradesh; Shoaib Haroon Khan, 25, a resident of Uttar Pradesh; Salman Idris Malik, 33, a resident of Delhi; Naresh Kumar Shrishivcharan, 43, a resident of Haryana; Navi Mohammad Shan Mohammad, 35, a resident of Uttar Pradesh; Anis Ansari Mohammad Giyasuddin, 22, a resident of Hadapsar; Afaq Ansari Rafik Ansari, 22, a resident of Hadapsar and Pravin Dadasaheb Bagul, 33, a resident of SRA Colony, Shinde Vasti, Hadapsar.
Police registered a case at Wanowrie police station under 303(2),60, 3(5) sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Further investigation in the case is being carried out by police sub-inspector Alfaz Sheikh.
