Man held stealing donation boxes, valuables from mosques

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The RAK Marg police arrested a 42-year-old man for allegedly stealing cash and valuables from mosques in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Thane districts. The police said the accused, who is a history sheeter, had been lifting donation boxes and other valuables from mosques since 1999.
Police said the arrested person was identified as Hussain Asif Sajid Hussain Sayyed. He stays in Kalyan along with his mother.
The RAK Marg police revealed that they started looking out for him after two cases of thefts were reported in mosques in Sewri. The cases were registered in May.
An officer said, “On the direction of senior police officers, following a complaint from the mosque authorities, we started our investigation by scrutinising the CCTV footage of that area. After scanning the footage of neighbouring areas as well, we zeroed in on a suspect.”
The police said the screenshots of the CCTV footage was shared with the complainant and after the mosque officials confirmed, they got a hard copy of his image and circulated it among their informers.
While the police were trying to trace him, an assistant police inspector, Annasaheb Gadekar, received information in the wee hours on Wednesday that a third attempt was made to steal from a mosque near the National Market in Sewri.
“We were further informed that the suspect had been caught red handed while stealing a donation box and mobile,” Gadekar said, adding,
“We recovered the stolen valuables from him and a bike was also found in his possession. It was seized.”
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