Speaking to mid-day sub-inspector Sachin Trimukhe of Khar police station said, “In November 2021, Shaikh and two of his accomplices had broken into an ATM centre and damaged the machine. However, they had to flee, as it had triggered an alarm. In December 2021, Shaikh was accused in a theft case, where he robbed a beauty store and stole Rs 22 lakh. We had earlier managed to arrest Shaikh’s accomplices, but Shaikh was absconding.”

“We had received a tip-off about Shaikh being spotted at his native place in Bihar, near the Bangladesh border. We had set up a trap for eight days, but we failed to nab him as he had crossed the border. We tried at least four times to arrest him earlier, however, every time he managed to flee to Bangladesh, which is a few hours away from his village,” said Trimukhe.

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He added, “On Wednesday, we received information about Shaikh visiting Khar. We set a trap and arrested him. We have recovered a country-made revolver from him.”  “The probe has revealed that the accused had come to sell a gun to someone. Later, we found that he is wanted in many other housebreaking cases. We have arrested Shaikh under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and Arms Act,” said Trimukhe.

Rs 22 lakh
Amount that the accused stole from beauty store