Archive · 14 Aug 2026
Four Arrested, Juvenile Detained for Mumbai Coastal Road Cable Theft
The police in Mumbai caught some people who stole a special electric wire, called a cable.
The cable was used to light up the street lamps on a big road called the Mumbai Coastal Road.
Someone took the cable early in the morning, between 3 am and 3.15 am.
The cable was blue and made of copper, and it cost around 2.62 lakh rupees.
A man named Tufankumar Sudarshan Panda told the police about the theft.
The police worked very fast and solved the case within 48 hours.
They arrested four people and also took a young person, called a juvenile, into custody.
The juvenile will go in front of a special court for children.
Police say the adults belong to a gang that steals things again and again.
The investigation is still going on.
Tardeo Police arrested four accused and detained a juvenile in connection with the theft of a street-light electric cable from Mumbai Coastal Road.
The case was solved within 48 hours, after complainant Tufankumar Sudarshan Panda (36) reported the theft on August 12, 2026.
The blue copper cable, valued at approximately Rs 2.62 lakh, was stolen between 3 am and 3.15 am near the NSCI Dome between Street Light Poles 725 and 728.
A case was registered under Section 303(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
The juvenile was detained from the Worli-Lotus area and will be produced before the Juvenile Justice Board as investigation continues.
- Who
- Tardeo Police arrested Hussain Qadar Sheikh alias Choko (39), Noor Mohammad Amir Khan (19), Aman Bilal Sheikh (22), Zakar Shabbir Sheikh (19), and detained a juvenile.
- What
- The theft of a blue copper electric cable used for street lighting on the Mumbai Coastal Road, valued at approximately Rs 2.62 lakh.
- When
- The theft occurred between 3 am and 3.15 am, reported on August 12, 2026; police solved the case within 48 hours.
- Where
- Near the NSCI Dome, between Street Light Poles 725 and 728 on Dharmaveer Swarajya Rakshak Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Marg, Coastal Road, Mumbai.
- Why
- Police described the accused as members of an alleged habitual gang suspected of stealing the copper cable; a case was filed under Section 303(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the motive remains under investigation.
- Complainant
- Tufankumar Sudarshan Panda (36)
- Stolen item
- Blue copper street-light cable, four-core, 35-square-mm, PVC cover with 'KEI' branding
- Value of cable
- Approximately Rs 2.62 lakh
- Location
- Near NSCI Dome, Mumbai Coastal Road, between Street Light Poles 725 and 728
- Time of theft
- Between 3 am and 3.15 am
- Legal provision
- Section 303(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)
- Arrests
- Four accused arrested; one juvenile detained
- Investigating unit
- Tardeo Police Crime Detection Team; case solved within 48 hours