Nagpur: Pardi Police have arrested a 21-year-old man and solved a major house burglary case, while also cracking seven theft-related offences, including housebreak-ins and vehicle thefts, committed across multiple police station jurisdictions in the city.
According to police, the burglary took place between 5 pm on January 2 and 10 am on January 3, 2026, at Plot No. 50, Bharatiya Lok Kalyan Society, Navin Nagar, Pardi. The complainant, Sheikh Afsar Sheikh Afzal (43), had locked his house and gone with his family to his in-laws’ place for an overnight stay. Taking advantage of the absence, an unidentified burglar allegedly broke open the main door lock, entered the house and decamped with Rs 1.50 lakh in cash along with gold and silver ornaments, all valued at Rs 3.33 lakh.
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Based on the complaint, Pardi Police registered a case against an unknown accused under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. During the investigation, the police team carried out technical analysis and field inquiries, which led them to Tushar Suresh Bopche (21), a resident of Pawangaon near Hanuman Mandir, Kalamna, Nagpur. He was taken into custody for questioning.
During interrogation, Bopche allegedly confessed to the Pardi house burglary. Further sustained questioning revealed his involvement in six other offences, including one vehicle theft and two housebreak-ins within Pardi police station limits, two vehicle thefts under Shantinagar police station, and one vehicle theft in Pachpaoli police station jurisdiction, taking the total to seven crimes.
Police have recovered stolen property worth Rs 2.67 lakh from the accused, including gold and silver ornaments, imitation jewellery, a Samsung mobile phone, a wristwatch, a leather school bag, used clothes, and three stolen two-wheelers, a white Activa scooter (MH-31 CW 4644), a motorcycle (MH-49 AY 4043) and a white 3G moped (MH-49 Z 1203).
Police said the arrest has helped expose a series of housebreak-ins and vehicle thefts in the area. Further investigation is underway.
