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Two AC repairmen arrested in Pune for conducting daytime recce and committing thefts at night
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News18•15-10-2026, 07:36
Two AC repairmen arrested in Pune for conducting daytime recce and committing thefts at night
- •Chatushrungi police in Pune arrested two cunning thieves who worked as AC repairmen during the day.
- •The accused conducted reconnaissance of shops under the guise of repair work and targeted them at night.
- •In one shop where they found no cash, the hungry thieves ended up eating cake and ice cream inside.
- •To evade police tracking, the duo wandered around on a two-wheeler taking convoluted routes all night.
- •Police meticulously examined footage from up to 2000 CCTV cameras to finally track and arrest the suspects.
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The suspects worked as AC repairmen during the day, using their job as a pretext to inspect and gather information about shops. As night fell, they would return, open the shutters, and commit the thefts.
Since they did not find any cash inside one of the targeted shops in the Aundh area, the accused thoroughly feasted on cake and ice cream.
To evade the police, the duo wandered around on a two-wheeler through different routes all night and took a convoluted journey from Aundh via Pimpri-Chinchwad to Talegaon. However, the police meticulously examined footage from up to 2,000 CCTV cameras along their route to track and arrest them in Sayyadnagar, Hadapsar.
