Four persons, wanted by Bhilwara Police in Rajasthan in connection with a house breaking and theft case, were apprehended from Kasa here, police said today.
Based on specific inputs, a police team kept a vigil on the Western Express Highway and intercepted the vehicle in which the four accused were travelling, on its way towards Mumbai in the wee hours on Saturday, police sub-inspector of Kasa police station, M U Ugale said.
"The group had committed housebreaking and theft in Bhilwara on June 15. After visiting Delhi and UP, they were heading towards Mumbai and were nabbed around 2 AM on June 18 at the Kasa toll plaza," the PSI said.
The accused have been identified as Surji Gurvind Singh (32), Devendra Sardar Singh (46), both from New Delhi, Shailander Rajkishore Singh (24) and Surendra Balram Singh (48), both from Uttar Pradesh.
The police recovered cash Rs 21,000 and silver articles from their possession, police said.
Sadar Police in Bhilwara had registered an offence under IPC sections 424 (dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property) and 380 (theft in dwelling house, etc) against them.
The four accused have been handed over to Bhilwara Police, who have taken them to Rajasthan, the Sub-inspector added.
