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Mumbai: ‘Last crime’ proves costly for former repeat offender
Updated On: 12 January, 2023 08:22 AM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah Khan
Accused had run off with a camera that she duped college student into renting from shop
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Shalka Suresh Gavas
Returning to the criminal life in order to help her lover proved costly for a 35-year-old. The police said the accused, Shalka Suresh Gavas, against whom dozens of cases had been filed almost a decade ago, had gone straight and was living with her boyfriend in Goa. Recently, the accused and her boyfriend decided to tie the knot and start a business together. As she needed funds for this endeavour, Gavas allegedly made off with a camera worth Rs 1.5 lakh in 2022. The Borivli Government Railway Police arrested her from Goa on Tuesday.
According to police sources, Gavas had put up a job ad on Facebook, which the complainant, a college student, happened to see in October last year. After the latter called the number mentioned in the post, the accused and her met at Malad railway station. Gavas offered to pay the complainant Rs 25,000 per month for taking pictures of items in malls, which were to be uploaded on social media. As the complainant didn’t have a professional-quality camera, Gavas suggested she rent it out from a Powai-based shop and accompanied her to the establishment. The victim then obtained the equipment after providing documents, including her Aadhaar card and paying the deposit.
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