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Mumbai Heist Horror: 4 Thieves Die from Poisonous Gas on Ship, Accomplice Informs Police.
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News18•01-10-2026, 18:18
Mumbai Heist Horror: 4 Thieves Die from Poisonous Gas on Ship, Accomplice Informs Police.
- •Four thieves died from poisonous gas while attempting to steal from a ship in Mumbai; an accomplice informed the police.
- •Eight individuals reached a foreign ship stranded near Manori Beach by speedboat to commit theft.
- •Poisonous gas spread in a closed section of the ship during the theft attempt with gas cutters, killing four on the spot.
- •Police and Merchant Navy teams, with helicopter assistance, recovered the four bodies from the ship.
- •Police are investigating the gang and how they accessed the ship, suspecting previous thefts by the same group.
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The incident came to light when a member of the gang walked into the Gorai police station and informed authorities that his four companions were trapped inside the ship.
The four individuals died of suffocation on the spot after poisonous gas leaked inside a closed section of the ship while they were attempting to cut a gas pipeline using gas cutters.
According to the police, the foreign-flagged ship had been stranded near the coast for about four months after getting stuck due to strong winds and heavy rains.
