There are 23 cases already registered against the burglar across police stations - Matunga, Colaba, Tardeo, Shivaji Park, DB Marg, VP Road, Dadar, Borivali, Gamdevi, Kasturba Marg, Byculla, and Azad Maidan
Ibrahim Badruddin Shaikh
The zonal deputy commissioner of police, Dr. Vinaykumar Rathod and senior inspector Raju Kasbe were informed and a team was formed to catch the burglar. The detection officer API Nitin Andhle and his team immediately swung into action and studied the CCTV footage of building in Ashok Nagar, Kandivali East.
"The face of the burglar was not properly seen in the CCTV footage but his body language and French-cut beard helped us tracing the accused from Nalasopara within 12 hours and we have recovered all the stolen property and cash from his possession. There are five cases of HBT registered against Shaikh at Samata Nagar," said the officer.
Overall, there are 23 cases of HBT registered against Shaikh across police stations - Matunga, Colaba, Tardeo, Shivaji Park, DB Marg, VP Road, Dadar, Borivali, Gamdevi, Kasturba Marg, Byculla, and Azad Maidan - in Mumbai.
The cops said Shaikh keeps changing his addresses to evade police arrest but his unique get-up with a french-cut beard was helpful to nab him in the nick of time. Shaikh, who is at present in police custody, has been booked under relevant sections of IPC and further investigations are underway.
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