MUMBAI: Three persons had been arrested for allegedly stealing Rs 16,700 in one rupee cash from Dena Bank's Matunga branch in the city, police stated Tuesday.
The theft came about in the intervening evening of February 1-2 and the arrests had been made on Monday, an authentic stated.
The thieves entered the bank through a bathroom window and went for the crime after the principle accused, known as Kashinath Vasant Pendharkar, switched off electricity provide, resulting in CCTV cameras there going blank, he stated.
"Their attempts to enter the bank's strong room was unsuccessful after which they sneaked away with a bag of one rupee coins kept close by," the authentic stated.
A police grievance was lodged the next morning through the bank's branch supervisor after the theft got here to mild, he added.
Probe into the case integrated surveilling several people with previous records of theft to know about criminals with a equivalent modus operandi, he stated.
"We soon zeroed in on Pendharkar, a resident of Navi Mumbai, who was picked up Monday night from Wadala . His questioning led to the recovery of Rs 15,000. He revealed the names of three of his aides in the crime," he stated.
"Of the three, Chetan Ghaitadke and Aniket Singh have been arrested while Prasanna Bandre fled with the remaining of the loot," the authentic stated.
A case has been registered underneath sections 454 (area breaking), 457 (area breaking through evening) and 380 (committing theft in any building) of the Indian Penal Code, he stated.
The theft came about in the intervening evening of February 1-2 and the arrests had been made on Monday, an authentic stated.
The thieves entered the bank through a bathroom window and went for the crime after the principle accused, known as Kashinath Vasant Pendharkar, switched off electricity provide, resulting in CCTV cameras there going blank, he stated.
"Their attempts to enter the bank's strong room was unsuccessful after which they sneaked away with a bag of one rupee coins kept close by," the authentic stated.
A police grievance was lodged the next morning through the bank's branch supervisor after the theft got here to mild, he added.
Probe into the case integrated surveilling several people with previous records of theft to know about criminals with a equivalent modus operandi, he stated.
"We soon zeroed in on Pendharkar, a resident of Navi Mumbai, who was picked up Monday night from Wadala . His questioning led to the recovery of Rs 15,000. He revealed the names of three of his aides in the crime," he stated.
"Of the three, Chetan Ghaitadke and Aniket Singh have been arrested while Prasanna Bandre fled with the remaining of the loot," the authentic stated.
A case has been registered underneath sections 454 (area breaking), 457 (area breaking through evening) and 380 (committing theft in any building) of the Indian Penal Code, he stated.
3 held for stealing Rs 16,700 in one rupee coins
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