Latur, April 7 Weeks after a group of thieves stole 100 bags of soybean from a warehouse in the city of Latur in Maharashtra, police arrested six men on Tuesday in connection with the incident, officials said.
The police also recovered property worth approximately Rs 14.5 lakh from the accused, they said.
According to police, the theft took place between 1:30 am and 8:30 am on March 14, during which the gang members broke open the lock of the complainant's warehouse and stole 100 bags of soybean worth approximately Rs 2.5 lakh.
The case was registered at the MIDC police station based on a complaint filed by Sameer Pathan (31). A case was registered under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) on March 16 against unidentified persons.
The police launched an investigation and collected CCTV footage from the surrounding area. Through detailed technical analysis and information from confidential sources, the police identified the accused and later apprehended them, an official said.
The accused were identified as Abhishek Yadav (21), Sushil Nathbhajan (21), Ajay Jamdade (20), Ramzan Sheikh (29), Aryan Kamble (19) and Vinod Surwase (26), he said.
Police have seized three pickup vehicles used in the crime, valued at approximately Rs 12 lakh, along with the stolen 100 soybean bags worth Rs 2.5 lakh, taking the total recovery to Rs 14.5 lakh, the official said.