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Three Haryana Men Arrested For Pune Ganeshotsav Thefts

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News18•13-10-2026, 23:00
Three Haryana Men Arrested For Pune Ganeshotsav Thefts
- •Three men from Palwal, Haryana were arrested for committing nine thefts during the Ganesh festival and immersion processions in Pune.
- •Pune Police seized valuables and a Maruti Suzuki Ertiga car collectively worth around Rs 23 lakh from the accused.
- •The suspects were initially arrested by Gujarat Police in another case, after which Pune Police took them into custody.
- •The investigation spanned nearly 4,600 km across Gujarat, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Karnataka, and Maharashtra over two months.
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The suspects were taken into custody by a team of Pune Police with the assistance of Gujarat Police, who had previously arrested them in connection with another matter.
Police seized a white Maruti Suzuki Ertiga car valued at around Rs 10 lakh, along with other valuables worth Rs 13 lakh linked to the Pune theft cases.
During the two-month investigation across multiple states, the police team successfully solved a total of 62 cases involving various offences and recovered property worth approximately Rs 1.23 crore.
