Pune Rural Police Nab Interstate Burglar, Seize Gold Valued at ₹16 Lakh

Pune rural police have arrested a burglar linked to multiple robberies, recovering gold and silver worth ₹16 lakh during the operation.

Pune Rural Police Nab Interstate Burglar, Seize Gold Valued at ₹16 Lakh
Pune Rural Police Nab Interstate Burglar, Seize Gold Valued at ₹16 Lakh

Pune: So, here’s the scoop. The Pune rural police just caught a burglar who’s been on a spree across several states. This guy, Lakhan Ashok Kulkarni, also known as Sachin Raju Mane, is 31 and hails from Mangalwedha in Solapur district.

He was picked up on January 24 while he was traveling on the Pune-Satara Road. The police had been tracking him after a string of break-ins, including four cases in Shripati Nagar, Bhor, where he made off with gold, silver, and cash worth over ₹26 lakh.

Thanks to some clever detective work, they analyzed CCTV footage and figured out he was lurking around the area just hours before the break-ins. When they got a tip-off about him heading to Pune, they set up a trap and nabbed him in Sasewadi.

They found a stash of 8.5 tola of gold jewelry, 2 kg of silver, cash, and even a car, all totaling around ₹16.58 lakh. It turns out he’s part of a bigger gang that’s been hitting homes in various cities, mainly targeting gold.

This isn’t his first rodeo either; he’s got a record and has been involved in over 50 burglary cases across Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Gujarat. He even did time for one of them in Karnataka. A retired senior citizen, Madhav Purohit, filed a complaint, and now the police are on it.

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