Police in Navi Mumbai have claimed to have cracked multiple cases of auto-rickshaw theft following the arrest of a man involved in stealing 18 vehicles across various locations. According to PTI, the suspect was apprehended after a high-speed chase in Panvel, leading to the recovery of all stolen vehicles.

As per PTI reports, the breakthrough came on the night of February 10 when a police team conducting routine patrols in Panvel noticed a man resembling the individual captured on CCTV footage stealing an auto-rickshaw. The police attempted to intercept him, but the suspect attempted to flee in an auto-rickshaw. A chase ensued, covering nearly 4 km before the suspect was caught with the assistance of local residents, Panvel Town police station’s senior inspector Nitin Thackeray confirmed.