Two arrested for theft of export-bound cargo in JNPT area

Police in neighbouring Navi Mumbai have arrested two persons for alleged theft of a fungicide chemical worth Rs 1.64 crore which was to be exported to the US from the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) near here.
Pravesh Rampujan Chaudhary alias Rajesh Rajbhar (26) and Vijay Amale (44) were arrested by the Crime Branch of Navi Mumbai police yesterday, an official said.
A case had been registered in connection with recent theft of a container truck carrying fungicide chemical.
The Crime Branch found that an organised syndicate was operating in the area which stole export-bound goods from container trucks before they reached the port, and arrested, on a tip-off, Chaudhary and Amale from Uran.

The gang-members posed as the drivers assigned to pick up JNPT-bound consignments from exporter firms and diverted the trucks, said Tushar Doshi, Deputy Commissioner of Police.
While diverting the vehicles, their GPS devices were turned off and the consignment was offloaded at a rented premises, the DCP said.
Further probe is on.