They were identified through CCTV camera footage and tracked down to Dongri in south Mumbai through their call detail records (CDR) on Sunday.

At least four cases were registered against them, the official added.

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An FIR was registered under sections 379 (Punishment for theft) and 411 (Dishonestly receiving stolen property) of the Indian Penal Code against Sayyad and Shaikh at Gamdevi police station, he said.

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Considering the incidents of theft of manhole covers, police have been instructed to take stern action, the official said.

In 2018, a prominent gastroenterologist Deepak Amrapurkar died after he fell into an open manhole during heavy rains in Mumbai.

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