Two women arrested for stealing one kg silver

Two women arrested for stealing one kg silver

Nerul police have arrested two women for allegedly stealing one kg of silver from a jewellery shop in Nerul. Of the three accused who fled with the jewellery, two have been arrested, while one of them is still absconding, a police official from Nerul police station said. The women have been identified as Muktabai Shinde, 45 and Malabai Kengar, 50, both residents of Mohane Ambivali in Kalyan. On October 17, Shantilal Soni, owner of a jewellery shop had gone out and had asked his 18-year-old son to take care of the shop. While Soni's son was in the shop, three women came to the shop. All the three women entered in a gap of few minutes. They acted as if they were unknown to each other. They asked him to show silver anklets. Soni's son showed them anklets weighing around 1 kg to the ladies. One of the woman kept the boy engrossed in talks while the other two managed to flee away with the box of anklets. By the time the boy learnt about the theft, it was too late. He ran behind the two ladies but could not catch hold of them. Meanwhile, the third woman who was in the shop also fled away. After the incident, Soni registered case with Nerul police. The police got the CCTV footage which showed that the two women had made away with the box of anklets. The images of women were released and the investigations started. During the course of investigation, police got a tip off that women doing such thefts stayed in areas of Mohane Ambivali in Kalyan and accordingly they raided the area and arrested them. "We have recovered half kg of stolen valuables and the rest is with the third woman who is still absconding. We have launched a hunt to find her," an official said.