Nagpur: Bajaj Nagar Police have successfully cracked a construction material theft case and arrested seven accused involved in stealing aluminium pipes and other materials from a construction site in the city's Laxmi Nagar area. Police have recovered stolen property and vehicles collectively valued at Rs 3.15 lakh.
According to police, the complainant, Vinod Wamanrao Deshkar (65), a resident of Gopal Smruti Complex near Model Mill Square in Nagpur, reported the theft from a construction site where the second branch of Ashoka Hotel is being developed near the NMC water tank in Laxmi Nagar.
Deshkar informed police that 40 aluminium pipes, each measuring 12 feet in length and valued at Rs 29,264, had been brought to the site and stored in two bundles along with other construction materials. The bundles had been missing since May 19, 2026. Initially, staff members believed the pipes had been relocated within the site, but after an extensive search failed to locate them, suspicion arose that they had been stolen.
Subsequent verification of CCTV footage from nearby private establishments revealed that unknown individuals had stolen the aluminium pipe bundles between 4 am and 4.30 am on May 19.
Based on the complaint, Bajaj Nagar Police registered a case under Sections 303(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and launched an investigation.
Acting on instructions from senior police officials, investigators examined CCTV footage from government and private cameras and identified the suspects. Police subsequently arrested seven accused:
- Om alias Ravi Narendra Yede (20)
- Sheikh Imran Sheikh Karim (34)
- Rinku Aman Raghuvanshi (29)
- Nihal Kamlesh Mhaiskar (19)
- Pawan Kallu Jatav (27)
- Chandan alias Sumit Santosh Kalimati (21)
- Sohan alias Bablu Shriram Sahu (37)
During the operation, police recovered stolen aluminium pipes worth Rs 15,000 and iron jack support poles valued at Rs 50,000. Officers also seized a black Pleasure motorcycle (MH-49-BQ-5182) worth Rs 40,000 and a yellow three-wheeler goods carrier (MH-49-BM-2495) valued at Rs 1 lakh, both allegedly used in the commission of the crime. Additionally, four mobile phones worth Rs 10,000 were recovered.
The total value of the recovered property and seized items stands at approximately Rs 3.15 lakh.
Police said the arrests led to the successful detection of the theft case, and further investigation is underway to determine whether the accused were involved in other property-related crimes across the city.
The operation was carried out under the guidance of Deputy Commissioner of Police S Rushikesh Reddy (Zone 1), Assistant Commissioner of Police Satish Gurav (Sonegaon Division), and Senior Police Inspector Chetan Singh Chauhan of Bajaj Nagar Police Station. The investigation team included Sub-Inspector Deepak Pawar and other members of the crime detection unit.
