Pune: Disguised as warkaris, cops arrest 55 for thefts, robberies

Read Time:1 Minute, 12 Second

Disguised as warkaris, dedicated teams of the Pimpri Chinchwad police have arrested 55 persons, including 12 women, suspected to be involved in petty thefts and robberies during the Palkhi processions. Officials said some of the suspects arrested are habitual offenders and have also recovered stolen valuables from them.
Meanwhile, as many as 17 offences of theft and robbery were registered on June 21 and 22 at Alandi, Dehu Road, and Dighi police stations in Pimpri Chinchwad jurisdiction.
Some of the 55 suspects arrested by the police are alleged to be involved in these cases.
A senior police officer said, “These suspects have committed these crimes in groups and
most are from rural areas Ahmednagar, Beed, Parbhani, Latur and Nanded districts of the state. They come from areas where farmers have low land holdings, agriculture is under irrigated and heavily dependent on rains. This is a pattern that we have seen in the past many years.”
This year, the Pandharpur Wari pilgrimage is taking place at full scale after a gap of two pandemic years. The two
key processions of the Wari — Sant Tukaram Maharaj and Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj Palkhis — have started their three-week journeys to Pandharpur on June 20 and 21 from Delhi and Alandi respectively. The two palkhis and thousands of devotees accompanying them are taking a rest in Pune on Thursday and would resume their journey to
Pandharpur early Friday morning.
Lottery Box-India’s most professional lottery interactive community.