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Railway Police Busts Inter-State Mobile Theft Gang in Nagpur

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In a swift operation, the Government Railway Police (GRP) in Nagpur, India, apprehended a three-member gang that had been targeting travelers at a railway station. The gang, comprising Pankaj Rangire (22), Ritesh alias Monu Rangire (28), and G Kaneshan (32), had stolen two mobile phones worth Rs 28,000 in the span of two hours on Thursday. The GRP received two complaints, first from Gokul kumar Rai (19) and then from Ranjit Ahirwar (22), both of whom reported their mobile phones stolen while seated on different platforms. After analyzing the CCTV footage, the GRP team tracked down the gang and recovered the stolen phones.

Key Takeaways:

  • The gang of three, consisting of Pankaj Rangire, Ritesh alias Monu Rangire, and G Kaneshan, targeted travelers at the railway station in Nagpur, stealing two mobile phones worth Rs 28,000.
  • The thieves used a coordinated approach, cordinating their actions to steal the phones while the victims were distracted.
  • The GRP received two complaints within a short span of time from Gokul kumar Rai and Ranjit Ahirwar, which led to the swift action taken by the police.
  • The investigation was led by API Sunil Uikey, ASI Shreedhar Pendar, HC Sanjay Patle, constables Bhupesh Dhongdi, Ashish Kale, and Kamsingh Thakur, and Niraj Kumar.
  • The recovered stolen phones were part of two separate theft cases, with the first victim losing his phone worth Rs 15,000 and the second victim losing his phone worth Rs 13,000.
  • The gang's modus operandi was to corner the victims, blind them to their surroundings, and quickly snatch the mobile phones while they looked away.
  • The GRP team analyzed the CCTV footage to track down the gang and recover the stolen phones.

Statistics:

  • Total number of mobile phones stolen by the gang: 2
  • Total value of the stolen mobile phones: Rs 28,000
  • Time span between the two theft cases: 2 hours
  • Number of GRP personnel involved in the investigation: 9
  • Names of the GRP officials involved in the investigation: API Sunil Uikey, ASI Shreedhar Pendar, HC Sanjay Patle, constables Bhupesh Dhongdi, Ashish Kale, Kamsingh Thakur, and Niraj Kumar

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