Nagpur: In a significant breakthrough, the Anti-Burglary Squad of Nagpur Crime Branch arrested four accused involved in multiple house break-ins across Nagpur and Chandrapur districts. Valuables worth ₹18.61 lakh, including gold and silver ornaments, mopeds, mobile phones, and cash, were recovered from their possession.
The action follows a major burglary reported on October 8, 2025, at Vasant Nagar Main Road, Ajni. Complainant Subhash Harichandra Raibole (57) was asleep at his residence when unidentified burglars entered through an open door and decamped with ₹2.58 lakh in cash, five gold coins, assorted gold and silver jewellery, and a mobile phone — together valued at ₹20.62 lakh. A case was registered at Ajni Police Station under relevant sections of the IPC.
During a parallel investigation, the Crime Branch team conducted a technical probe and, acting on reliable intelligence, apprehended the suspects identified as Rupesh Chandrabhan Atram (24) of Visapur, Chandrapur; Atul Vikas Rana (26) of Shyam Nagar, Chandrapur; Rohit Topan Manohar (26); and Ratnamala Topan Manohar (43), both residents of Trisharan Chowk, Jaybhim Nagar, Nagpur.
Upon interrogation, the accused confessed to the Ajni burglary and also admitted involvement in five additional theft and vehicle theft cases — one each under Hudkeshwar and Ramnagar (Chandrapur) Police Stations and two under Hinganghat Police limits.
Police seized ₹14,500 in cash, gold and silver ornaments, two mopeds, and four mobile phones, cumulatively valued at ₹18.61 lakh. The accused have been handed over to Ajni Police for further legal proceedings.
The operation was executed under the supervision of Commissioner of Police Dr. Ravindra Singhal, Joint CP Navin Chandra Reddy, Addl. CP (Crime) Vasant Pardeshi, DCP (Detection) Rahul Maknikar, and ACP (Crime Branch) Abhijeet Patil. The team was led by PI Bharat Karhade, API Nitin Chulphar, PSI Rahul Rote, and a dedicated squad including Nitin Tiwari, Ganesh Barde, Prashank Gabhane, Shrikant Uike, Pravin Rode, Rakesh Thakur, Nilesh Shripatre, Aman Raut, Sudhir Pawar, Hansraj Thakur, and cyber expert Vivek Zingre.
