Insurance co employee held for vehicle thefts

The Deccan Gymkhana police recently arrested a woman, an MBA who works with a private insurance company, and a 45-year-old man, for allegedly stealing two-wheelers from different parts of the city.

 

The police have recovered three stolen scooters from the suspects identified as Rupali Ananta Dhobale (24), currently a resident of Vishrantwadi and originally from Ambegaon taluka and Mahesh Shripad Virdikar of Shankaranand housing society on Sinhagad Road. Virdikar owns a business of buying and selling second hand two-wheelers.

Sub-inspector B M Dayma, attached to the Deccan Gymkhana police station, said on Wednesday, he and his team were patrolling in the jurisdiction of the police station. Police Naik Mahesh Nimbalkar saw a woman standing near a scooter. “We got suspicious after noticing the registration number of the scooter, as it was from a series meant for four-wheelers,” Dayma said.

The police detained the woman for questioning. During investigations, she told the police that a dealer of second hand vehicles had sold her the vehicle. “We brought Virdikar for questioning. During interrogation, he revealed that he had stolen the scooter with Dhobale’s help,” Dayma said.

Dayma said around two years back, Dhobale had contacted Virdikar for purchasing a second had two-wheeler. “The duo decided to steal a scooter as she did not have enough money to buy the vehicle,” Dayma said.

Dayma said they used to steal the scooters with help of duplicate keys. “Prima facie investigations have revealed that the duo had stolen six two-wheelers. So far, we have recovered three scooters from them,” he said.

Dhobale has completed her masters in business administration and is currently working in a private insurance company. “She draws a handsome salary,” Dayma said.