Pune: Swargate Police Busts Mobile Theft Syndicate, Recovers 43 Stolen Phones Worth Rs 7.45 Lakh
Pune: Swargate Police Busts Mobile Theft Syndicate, Recovers 43 Stolen Phones Worth Rs 7.45 Lakh
Pune, January 22, 2025 – The Swargate police have successfully arrested a man, Satish Gyaneshwar Shirole (32), involved in a series of mobile phone thefts in Pune. The police action followed a tip-off about suspicious activities at the Swargate PMPML bus stop.
At around 8:00 AM on January 22, 2025, while conducting a routine patrol, a police team noticed a man acting suspiciously in the crowd at the Swargate PMPML bus stop. Upon approaching him, the man tried to flee, but the police quickly apprehended him with the help of staff. After confirming his identity as Satish Shirole, they found three mobile phones—one Vivo, one Redmi, and one Oppo—on him.
Further questioning revealed that Shirole had stolen the phones from passengers at Swargate bus stops and from areas around Pune station. He confessed to having stolen the Vivo phone last month from a woman boarding a bus at Swargate PMPML bus stop, and the other two phones in the Pune station area.
Upon further investigation, police traced the stolen devices to a local mobile phone dealer, Mohammed Shahid Ilyas Ansari (34), operating Haseena Enterprises Mobile Shop in Kondhwa, Pune. The police seized 43 stolen mobile phones, along with a laptop used to wipe data from the devices, valued at a total of Rs 7.45 lakh.
Shirole, a repeat offender with six prior theft cases, was arrested and is now facing charges for multiple thefts. The investigation continues under the supervision of Senior Police Inspector Yuvraj Nandre of Swargate Police Station, with further action being taken by Police Constable Ashruba Morale.
This operation was conducted under the guidance of Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar, Deputy Commissioner Ranjankumar Sharma, and other senior police officers.
