Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad police on Thursday claimed to have solved 48 theft with the arrest of two men, part of the six member gang.
Gold ornaments, two upscale motorcycles and other valuables, collectively worth RS18.3KH, have recovered from them.
Among the cases completed was the theft of RS2lakh from the Flat at the Smeet Society at Bavdhan on August 20.
“The gang was active in the district for the past three years.
Among the 48 theft, 22 years, six in 2020, 12 in 2019 and eight in 2018,” said Police Commissioner Pimpri Chinchwad Krishna Prakash.
The crime branch team, led by Senior Inspector Prasad Gokule, arrested Sahil Nanavat (25) and Devdas Nanavat (23), the brothers from Patheton near the Cams set.
“The four legs of their hands, including the kingpin, are in the run.
We caught PAUD jewelry who used to buy ornaments from them,” Krishna Prakash said.
CCTV recording Krishna Prakash said that assistant Inspector Ambarish Deshmukh and Police Constable PrASHAST said visiting every place of theft and collecting CCTV recordings.
“With instructions from recording and technical investigations, they identify gangs from Mulshi and Maval,” he said.
Nanavat’s brothers were detained from Daund.
“The duo revealed the names of their hands and jewelry from PAUD,” he said.
The Assistant Inspector Modus Operandi Ambaran Deshmukh said the gang was involved in making illegal liquor.
They have cases against them.
“Gang members reset locked houses, mostly on the outskirts of the city, during the day and steal them at night,” Dishmukh said.
He said that they even entered the grocery store and cellphone shop.
“They are only used to steal cash from cellular stores,” Dishmukh said.