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Navi Mumbai: 'Money Heist' Style Jewelery Heist During Ganesh Visarjan Procession
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News18•26-09-2026, 15:17
Navi Mumbai: 'Money Heist' Style Jewelery Heist During Ganesh Visarjan Procession
- •Thieves exploited the Ganesh Visarjan procession in Kopri village, Vashi, Navi Mumbai, to break into a jeweler's shop.
- •They entered Meghna Jewelers by drilling a hole through the wall from an adjacent shop, stealing silver ornaments and cash.
- •A major gold theft was averted when an alarm triggered as they attempted to open the safe containing gold ornaments.
- •The adjacent shop was rented for fruit selling just 22 days prior, and the fruit seller is now missing, raising suspicion.
- •Police suspect the involvement of an inter-state gang, possibly from Jharkhand, and APMC police are investigating.
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Thieves took advantage of the loud drums and cymbals during the Ganesh Visarjan procession to break into Meghna Jewelers in Vashi by making a hole in the wall from an adjacent shop using a drill machine and a hammer.
While the thieves successfully stole silver ornaments and cash, a major theft was averted because an alarm went off as soon as they tried to open the safe containing gold ornaments, forcing them to flee.
APMC police are investigating a fruit seller who rented the adjacent shop just 22 days before the incident and is now missing. Authorities are also examining whether an outside gang from Jharkhand is involved using crime scene evidence and CCTV footage.
