Nagpur : Crime Branch team, on Wednesday, arrested two teenage boys who used to hire cameras and never returned them to their owners. Cops seized 17 cameras worth Rs 8.40 lakh from their possession. The accused have been identified as Vaibhav Vinod Harshe (19), a resident of Shanti Nagar, and Akshay Leeladhar Wanjari (19), a resident of Bele Nagar, Kalamna.
Police Inspector Jagvendrasingh Rajput informed that Piyush Naresh Shahu (20), a resident of Bajeriya, had posted an advertisement on OLX that Canon 1300D camera was available on rent. Vaibhav contacted Piyush on October 26 and took the camera on rent for ten days. He promised Piyush that he would pay him Rs 300 per day. After ten days, Piyush contacted Vaibhav but the latter’s cellphone was switched off. Piyush then went to Vaibhav’s house. Piyush saw 10-15 persons standing in front of Vaibhav’s house asking him to return their cameras.
Piyush lodged a complaint with Tehsil Police who registered a case under Sections 420 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code against Vaibhav and Akshay. Soon, a team of Unit III of Crime Branch started simultaneous investigation and nabbed Vaibhav and Akshay. Cops seized 17 cameras worth Rs 8.40 lakh which they had mortgaged with some persons.
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