The Kandivali police have arrested three young men for allegedly stealing copper wires from the air conditioners of shops at Raghuleela Mall thrice over the past week. The police revealed that the accused, who reside at Mira Road, had been entering the mall, which was crowded due to Diwali, hiding in toilets and later emerging to steal the wires, causing air conditioners to malfunction.

Raghuleela Mall, in Kandivali West, is the oldest mall in the northern suburbs. The accused’s modus operandi involved entering the mall during closing time while pretending to shop for clothes. They would then hide inside washrooms until the mall emptied, at which point they would proceed to cut copper wires.