MUMBAI: The Powai police had been coming across unusual complaints about a gang operating in Powai and Sakinaka locality that hunts for people and threatens them on the road, on pretext of apologising to a girl and forcibly takes away with the valuables from the victim.
Last week, the Powai police registered a complaint against the unidentified accused who reportedly approached an MNC executive who was waiting for a cab on Saki Vihar Road. Police said that the accused threatened him and made away with his gold chain and bracelets.
Police said that the incident occurred on July 26 when the victim Sudip Parve was waiting for a cab near L&T on Saki Vihar road that he was approached by two conmen in their thirties. In his complaint, Parve said, “The two unidentified men hurled abuses claiming that I had misbehaved with their sister just now. They said you just see the fun now. Then forced me to follow them to apologise their sister right now. I was frightened when they held my hand and took to a mosque at Tunga village on Saki Vihar road and robbed the valuables.”
Powai police have registered a case under IPC sections for 34 (common intention), 368 (wrongful confinement) and 420 (cheating). Based on the description provided by Parve the police had prepared the sketches of the two conmen. Police identified one of the accused sketches and learnt that the two are criminals on records identified as Kiran Saha (32). Saha is Ghatkopar based criminal who has been absconding ever since. The police have launched a search for him.
Source: Narayan Namboodiri, TNN Aug 5, 2012, Times of India
