Four individuals have been arrested in Palghar, Maharashtra, for the theft of copper cables valued at Rs 3.40 lakh, highlighting ongoing efforts to combat property crime in the region.
Police have arrested four persons, including a scrap buyer, for allegedly stealing copper cables valued at Rs 3.40 lakh in Palghar district of Maharashtra, officials said on Saturday.
According to the police, the theft occurred between February 23 and March 13 at a newly constructed building in Virar (West). An unknown person entered a flat on the 9th floor and decamped with multiple bundles of copper wires.
A case was subsequently registered at the Bolinj Police Station under Sections 305(A), 3(5), and 317(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Police said two of the four accused are repeat offenders who were previously booked by the D.N. Nagar police station in Mumbai for a similar theft in 2021.
"The Crime Detection Team has succeeded in arresting the accused who stole bundles of copper wire and seized the items in question. Along with the stolen goods worth Rs 3,40,214, we have also seized a WagonR car worth Rs 3,50,000 used to commit the crime. A search is underway for the remaining accused and the rest of the stolen property," stated an official release by the MBVV Police.