25/12/2017
PUNE: The Bharti
Vidyapeeth police have arrested a 50-year-old man and his wife from Jat taluka
in Sangli district for pickpocketing in buses. The police recovered 202 grams
of gold ornaments worth Rs 5.74 lakh from the couple.
The suspects – Vinod Salunkhe (50) and his wife Shyamala (46),
currently residing at Upper Indiranagar - constructed a house in their
native village in Jat taluka and have been operating in Pune as well as in
Karnataka for the last few years. The police have now detected five cases of
pick pocketing. "They have constructed a house in their native village in
Karnataka with the money they had collected through pick pocketing,"
sub-inspector Shivdas Gaikwad said.
The officer added that Kamal Vakurdekar, a resident of
Junnar taluka, lodged a complaint with the Bharati Vidyapeeth police stating
that when she was travelling between Pimple Gurav and Dhankawadi in a PMPML
bus, unidentified persons stole her gold chain and Rs 1,000 from her purse on
November 11. "While probing the case, we received a tip-off that a couple,
who are involved in thefts in buses, were at a bus stop near Bharati
Vidyapeeth. We laid a trap and took them into custody," Gaikwad said.
Modus
operandi
Gaikwad said that the husband and the wife used to travel in
crowded PMPML buses mainly on routes in Katraj. "After identifying the
victims, the couple used to stand near them. Shyamala used to open the purse
without the victim's knowledge and Vinod used to keep watch on other
passengers," Gaikwad said.
The officer added after stealing valuables, the couple used to
deboard at the next stop. "We have got information that they are involved
in thefts in Karnataka too," he said.
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