Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Utensils Found Hidden on Gurudev Seva Mandal Land
People visiting a prayer site in Bajaj Nagar found many new household items hidden in bushes.
The items included cooking vessels, fans, lunch boxes and a small wooden table.
The goods were packed in a box and had been left near bamboo plants.
Local office-bearers called the police after finding them.
Police took all the items away for examination.
Investigators suspect the goods could have been stolen.
A larger factory theft had reportedly been linked to the same land several months earlier.
Police are also looking into an alleged assault and stone-pelting incident reported nearby.
Devotees found brand-new household utensils hidden in bushes on Gurudev Seva Mandal land in Bajaj Nagar.
The recovered items included a pressure cooker, cooking pot, containers, fans, lunch boxes and a low wooden table.
MIDC Waluj police seized the stock, loaded it onto three vehicles and began searching for those involved.
Police suspect the goods may be connected to an earlier factory theft involving property worth about ₹58 lakh.
A separate alleged assault and stone-pelting incident involving two people was reported near the site on Monday evening.
- Who
- Devotees Gajanan Mankar and Dadasaheb Borkar found the items; Gurudev Seva Mandal office-bearers and MIDC Waluj police responded.
- What
- A large stock of new household utensils and other goods was found hidden in bushes, and police seized it.
- When
- The discovery was made at about 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday; an alleged assault occurred around 6 p.m. on Monday.
- Where
- On Gurudev Seva Mandal land along the road between More Chowk and Jagrut Hanuman Temple in Bajaj Nagar, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
- Why
- The items may have been stolen and hidden there; police are investigating whether they are connected to an earlier factory theft.
- Location
- Gurudev Seva Mandal land, Bajaj Nagar, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
- Discovery time
- About 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday
- Recovered items
- Pressure cooker, cooking pot, containers, fans, lunch boxes and a low wooden table
- Police action
- MIDC Waluj police seized the goods and began an investigation
- Vehicles used
- The recovered stock was loaded onto three vehicles
- Earlier theft
- Property worth ₹4 lakh had reportedly been concealed at the same plot three to four months earlier
- Estimated larger theft
- The earlier factory theft was valued at approximately ₹58 lakh