Servant arrested for stealing booty worth Rs 37 lakh from Ashish Deshmukh’s house
| Date :26-May-2019 |
Staff Reporter:
SADAR Police on Saturday arrested a servant of Ashish Ranjit Deshmukh, former MLA, for stealing diamond jewellery and gold ornaments worth Rs 37.25 lakh from his ‘Barkat’ bungalow, opposite District Collectorate in Civil Lines. Quick action by the police resulted in recovery of the stolen diamond-studded jewellery and gold ornaments from the accused servant. Identified as Sagar Prakash Bawne (22), the accused is a resident of Dasra Road, near Annabhau Samaj Mandir. Ayushi (43), wife of Ashish Deshmukh, had kept the jewellery in one of the drawers of her dressing room.
On Friday, she had to attend a programme. After getting ready for the function, she wanted to wear some ornaments. When Ayushi opened the drawer, she was shocked to find the diamond jewellery and gold ornaments collectively worth Rs 37.25 lakh missing. She checked the entire bedroom but could not find the ornaments. After enquiring with the servants about the ornaments, she called the police. Staff from Sadar Police Station visited Ayushi’s bungalow and started investigation. Cops called all the 6 servants and drivers for questioning.
After intense grilling by the police, Sagar Bawne confessed to stealing the diamond jewellery and gold ornaments. Cops arrested Sagar Bawne on charges under Section 381 (Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master) of the Indian Penal Code. Later, police recovered the stolen valuables from his possession. The arrest was made by a team of Sadar Police led by Senior Inspector Mahesh Bansode under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone II) Chinmay Pandit and Assistant Commissioner of Police (Sadar Division) Vijaykumar Marathe.