Pune: Truck Driver Held For Stealing 120 Refrigerators Worth ₹35 Lakh From Wagholi
Pune: Truck Driver Held For Stealing 120 Refrigerators Worth ₹35 Lakh From Wagholi
Pune, October 27, 2025: The Lonikand Police have arrested a truck driver for allegedly stealing a consignment of 120 refrigerators valued at ₹35 lakh from Wagholi. The consignment, which was meant for delivery to a client in Rajkot, Gujarat, never reached its destination after the driver absconded with the goods and vehicle.
The accused has been identified as Nisar Ahmed Isaq Khan, 35, a resident of Nandurbar. Police officials confirmed that a case has been registered at Lonikand Police Station under the Pune City Police Commissionerate.
According to investigators, on September 25, the accused, employed by a transport company based in Ranjangaon MIDC, was assigned to deliver the refrigerators from a warehouse in Wagholi to Rajkot. However, after loading the goods, Khan disappeared, and repeated attempts by the company to contact him failed. When the delivery did not arrive as scheduled, the company staff filed a complaint with Lonikand Police.
Following the complaint, the Detection Branch (DB) of Lonikand Police began tracking the truck’s route and discovered it had been driven to Nandurbar. A police team reached the location and found the vehicle abandoned. Upon further investigation and questioning of the driver’s assistant, the team located the stolen refrigerators stored in a house in a nearby village.
Police subsequently recovered all 120 refrigerators and arrested the accused driver. Officials stated that further investigation is underway to determine whether others were involved in the theft or the sale of stolen goods.
