BICHOLIM
A man has been nabbed by the Bicholim police from Delhi in connection with a burglary at a house in Bordem-Bicholim, and two persons from Bangladesh are reportedly linked to the crime.
On November 6, a complaint was lodged by Radhika Shirodkar (54) of Sashtiwada in Bordem-Bicholim, stating that sometime between 2.30 am on November 4 and 9.30 am on November 6, a burglar had broken into her house and had stolen small silver idols of Lord Ganapati, Goddess Laxmi, Lord Vishnu, Shankar Ling, Goddess Saraswati and Balkrishna which were placed in the 'Devara' in hall and two silver glasses in the TV unit drawer, all worth Rs 20,000.
During investigation, police learnt that a similar modus operandi had been used by Amir Shaikh, a native of Delhi but residing at Sirsaim, who was earlier arrested by the Vasco police.
On through the Call Detail Records and bank statements of Amir Shaikh, it was learnt that one Deepkumar Shrivastav has transferred money to him and according to his CDR, he was present at the crime scene during the time of the offence.
Under the supervision of SP (North) Nidhin Valsan, Bicholim SDPO Sagar Ekoskar and Bicholim PI Rahul Naik, a police team consisting of PSI Viraj Dhauskar, PC Vishal Parab and PC
Prajal Velingkar of Bicholim Police Station was dispatched to Delhi in search of the accused.
After continuous efforts for three consecutive days with the aid of local police, the Bicholim police team laid a trap on the basis of inside information and nabbed the accused Deepkumar Shrivastav, near the JNU main gate, Southwest Delhi.
The accused has confessed his involvement in this case along with two other accused persons hailing from Bangladesh, who are still absconding.
The accused, who has been arrested under Sections 454, 457 and 380 IPC, was produced before the JMFC, Bicholim on Monday and was remanded to police custody till December 10. The hunt is on to apprehend other two accused persons involved in this case, who are still at large. Bicholim PSI Viraj Dhauskar is investigating the case.
