Navi Mumbai police arrest inter-state gang of thieves

mumbai: the navi mumbai police have arrested an inter-state gang of 10 thieves and seized branded products and polyester yarn worth rs 87 lakhs from them. a crime branch team led by psi vilas jagdale arrested the accused from gujarat, rajasthan, harayana and punjab. according to navi mumbai police commissioner, ajit parasnis, on november 8, 2001, a jaipur-based firm had dispatched for nhava sheva a trailer carrying a consignment of cotton yarn meant for turkey.however, the driver of the trailer, tirathsingh jat, stole yarn worth rs 10 lakhs from the container and hid it in a godown at bhiwandi. tirathsingh then delivered the remaining consignment at nhava sheva port. on november 18, tirathsingh received another order at uran for transporting cosmetics of hindustan liver ltd (hll) from vapi in gujarat to delhi. accordingly, he loaded the cosmetics from vapi. however, instead of delivering it at the hll's alipur depot in delhi, tirathsingh went missing with the goods, the police said. on december 4, a first information report was filed at uran and nhava sheva police stations in this regard. following this, a police team comprising psi jagdale and staff traced the links of the accused in four states and seized goods worth rs 87 lakhs, including the trailer and the container from various places in ahmedabad, kishangarh (rajashtan), haryana and bhiwandi. the police gave the names of the accused as sadruddin ansari (28), wazhulkamar murtaza khan (33), ilahi rahim baksha (38), ratilal patil (32), paresh patel (24), ruchir patel (24), suresh patel (24), jagdish mali (24), mukesh koshti (39), balwinder gyani (40). while ansari, khan and baksha are from mumbai, patil is a resident of bhiwandi and paresh, ruchir, suresh, jagdish and mukesh are from ahmedabad. balwinder is a resident of punjab, the police said.