Archive · 7 Oct 2026
CCTV Trail Leads Pune Police to Suspect Within Eight Hours
Money was taken from donation boxes at Shri Kasba Ganpati Temple in Pune.
Police say the theft happened overnight between October 5 and 6.
The boxes were reportedly broken open with an iron rod.
Police watched camera recordings from the temple and nearby roads to follow a possible suspect.
They arrested 29-year-old Sangram Rajendra Shinde within eight hours of the theft being reported.
Police said he confessed when questioned.
They are also checking how he got into the temple and whether anyone else was involved.
Faraskhana Police arrested 29-year-old Sangram Rajendra Shinde within eight hours of a reported theft at Shri Kasba Ganpati Temple.
Police said about ₹50,000 to ₹60,000 was stolen from donation boxes.
The theft occurred between 11:30 p.m. on October 5 and 5:20 a.m. on October 6.
Investigators used CCTV footage from the temple and nearby roads to trace and detain Shinde; police said he confessed during questioning.
Police registered a case under Sections 305(d) and 324(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and are investigating temple access and possible involvement by others.
- Who
- Faraskhana Police arrested 29-year-old Sangram Rajendra Shinde.
- What
- About ₹50,000 to ₹60,000 was reportedly stolen from donation boxes at Shri Kasba Ganpati Temple.
- When
- The theft occurred between 11:30 p.m. on October 5 and 5:20 a.m. on October 6; Shinde was arrested within eight hours of the theft being reported.
- Where
- Shri Kasba Ganpati Temple, Pune.
- Why
- Police said CCTV footage and subsequent investigation helped them trace the suspect; the article does not state a motive.
- Suspect
- Sangram Rajendra Shinde, 29, a resident of Gadhinglaj in Kolhapur district
- Reported amount stolen
- Approximately ₹50,000 to ₹60,000
- Theft window
- 11:30 p.m. October 5 to 5:20 a.m. October 6
- Police station
- Faraskhana Police Station
- Case number
- Crime Register No. 347/2026
- Legal sections
- Sections 305(d) and 324(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Reported method
- Police said donation boxes were broken open using an iron rod.