MARGAO
In a major breakthrough, the Konkan Railway Police Station Margao, assisted by the Railway Protection Force, arrested a habitual thief near Margao Railway Station while he tried to sell stolen gold and mobile phones.
The accused, Sahil Munirahmed Kakkeri, 25, a resident of Gandhi Nagar, Dandeli, Uttar Kannada, Karnataka, was spotted acting suspiciously in prominent areas of Margao. Acting on a complaint by Shreeya Bangera, a resident of Dombivli, Maharashtra, police recovered gold ornaments worth around Rs 15.97 lakh and three mobile phones valued at Rs 1.25 lakh, bringing the total value to approximately Rs 17 lakh.
The stolen gold comprised a mangalsutra, a necklace, four bangles, a pair of earrings, a kadha, and a bracelet, totaling 160.38 grams. Kakkeri had planned to travel to New Delhi and had purchased a train ticket but was apprehended before boarding, along with nearly all the stolen loot.
Konkan Railway Police PI Rahul Naik said the accused attempted to dispose of the stolen property but failed.
The operation involved PSI Viplav Vasta, PSI Chandrakant Velip, PCs Dattaprasad Gaunekar, Manjunath Doddamani, Sanjay Gaonkar, Krishna Velip, Home Guards Jayesh Velip and Aamar Sanvordekar, and RPF officers PI Vinod Mishra, PI Mohammad Asif, Head Constables Shafik Shaikh and Devendra Saini.
