# Bhiwandi crime branch arrests vehicle thief, recovers 5 vehicles worth Rs 1.87 lakh 2026-08-17T19:07:11+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Bhiwandi Crime Branch Unit-2 has arrested Akshay Pawar (22), a resident of Hingoli district, and recovered four stolen motorcycles and an autorickshaw valued at Rs 1.87 lakh. The arrest followed a tip-off received by Police Havaldar Sabir Shaikh. During interrogation, Pawar confessed to multiple vehicle thefts. Five cases have been registered under Section 303(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at Nizampura, Shantinagar, Hill Line and Manpada police stations. The Crime Branch is investigating whether Pawar acted alone or as part of a larger network. The operation was supervised by Additional Commissioner of Police Punjabrao Ugle, DCP Amarsingh Jadhav and ACP Shekhar Bagde. Police have urged vehicle owners to adopt security measures and report suspicious activity. ## Coverage - freepressjournal.in This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Akshay Pawar, Bhiwandi Crime Branch, Thane police Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bhiwandi-crime-branch-arrests-vehicle-thief-recovers-5-vehicles-worth-rs-1-87-lakh/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bhiwandi-crime-branch-arrests-vehicle-thief-recovers-5-vehicles-worth-rs-1-87-lakh/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/