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Mumbai Crime Branch Arrests Two Brothers for Stealing Rifle from Navy Nagar

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The Mumbai crime branch arrested junior sailor Rakesh Dubbala (22) and his brother Umesh (25) from Telangana's Asifabad for stealing a rifle and ammunition from Navy Nagar in Colaba. The duo planned to sell the weapon, possibly to Naxalites in Telangana. Rakesh, who was posted in Navy Nagar for one-and-a-half years before being transferred to the Navy's Kochi base in February, entered the highly secured area using his ID card and fled after allegedly collecting the rifle and ammunition. The authorities recovered the stolen weapons from the brothers.

Key Takeaways:

  • The incident occurred at Navy Nagar in Colaba, where Rakesh, using his ID card, posed as the reliever of another junior sailor and stole the INSAS rifle and 40 bullets.
  • The brothers, Rakesh and Umesh, planned to sell the weapon to Naxalites in Telangana, a suspicion raised by the police.
  • Rakesh, a Class 12th passout, was posted in the Indian Navy through the Agniveer batch of 2023 and served at Mumbai's Navy base till February before being transferred to the Navy's Kochi base.
  • The duo was arrested after a joint operation by the Mumbai crime branch and the district police of Telangana's Komuram Bheem Asifabad, assisted by technical help and human intelligence.
  • The police recovered the stolen weapons from the brothers' village Erakpalli.
  • Preliminary inquiries revealed that the brothers stole the weapon for fun, but they have been misleading the investigation by floating stories.
  • Drills were conducted to identify and fix security loopholes believed to have been exploited.

Statistics:

  • The incident occurred on a Wednesday morning.
  • Rakesh, the junior sailor accused of stealing the rifle, was 22 years old.
  • Umesh, Rakesh's brother, was 25 years old.
  • The stolen rifle was an INSAS rifle.
  • The number of bullets stolen was 40.
  • The brothers planned to sell the rifle to Naxalites in Telangana.
  • Rakesh was posted in Navy Nagar for one-and-a-half years before being transferred to the Navy's Kochi base in February.
  • The Navy recovered the stolen weapons from the brothers.
  • The police conducted a joint operation to arrest the brothers, assisted by technical help and human intelligence.

Sources:

  • Mumbai crime branch
  • District superintendent of police Kantilal Patil from Komuram Bheem Asifabad
  • Joint commissioner of police Lakhmi Gautam
  • Western Naval Command on X
  • TOI (Times of India)
  • Sushil Rao in Hyderabad

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