Mumbai police arrests gang involved in robbing motorists

MUMBAI: There is some good news for the car owners particularly those driving in the eastern suburbs and getting robbed of their personal belongings.
The city crime branch arrested three persons who fled away with valuables after diverting the motorists' attention.
Selvam Maharaja Pillai (32) Shankar Krishnan (27) and Hari Velayetham Krishnan (29), who are natives of Tamil Nadu, were arrested from near Aurora theatre in Matunga.
The modus operandi of the accused was to divert the driver's attention by either throwing some cash on the road or by saying that the car's wheel nut was loose or by saying that the right tyre was punctured.
Once the driver got off from the vehicle or peeped from the window to check the tyre for puncture or a loose wheel nut, the other accused would strike. They would flee with booty like mobile, laptops or other personal belongings.
Inspector Venkat Patil and Vinayak Vast recovered a laptop, i-pad, mobile phones, accessories and Rs 53,000 cash.
"When the driver of the vehicle alights the vehicle, the accused stole the valuables," said Niket Kaushik additional commissioner of police.
The accused were arrested by Bhandup police in the past and have at least committed 40 offences in the city particularly eastern suburbs.