“We used CCTV footage from the area and other methods of technical investigation, along with human intelligence, to traced Sheikh to Pune. Our team waited for him in disguise till he reached the spot where we were informed he would be coming,” said Senior Police Inspector Kalim Sheikh, JJ Marg police station. 

Based on his interrogation, the police identified Hafiz as his accomplice and picked him up from his Palghar residence. The duo have been booked under sections 420 (cheating and dishonesty) and 34 (criminal act done by many people in furtherance of common intention) of the Indian Penal Code. Efforts are underway to recover the stolen money.