Updated On: 10 May, 2024 08:35 AM IST | Mumbai | Diwakar Sharma
Suspect was arrested by Thane police after he escaped from custody of Gujarat police who had bought him to Thane to recover stolen booty

In the footage from CCTV, the suspect is seen breaking into a wine shop in Nalasopara West. Pics/Hanif Patel
A 38-year-old burglar wanted by dozens of police stations in Thane, Palghar and Gujarat is finally in the custody of Nalasopara police. Ram Naresh Gupta has been booked in over 55 house breaking theft (HBT) cases in Maharashtra and Gujarat.
The officers at Mira Bhayandar Vasai Virar (MBVV) police had been trying to nab Gupta after he allegedly broke into a wine shop in Nalasopara West in December 2023 “Gupta stole with Rs 2.10 lakh cash from the shop. Gupta had a facemask and a cap at the time of committing the offence. He was also wearing a checked shirt. Though his face was not visible, his body language helped me identify him as I had arrested him in the past in a different case at Kashimira police station,” said police sub-inspector Rajendra Chandankar, investigating officer in the case.