Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Man Dies in Custody After Airport Cable Theft Arrest
Sanjay Kantu Yadav was arrested over a cable theft case at Navi Mumbai International Airport.
He was being held at a police station while the case was investigated.
Around midnight, a guard noticed that his body was moving strangely.
Police took him to a hospital in Nerul for treatment.
Doctors declared him dead at 1:36 a.m.
on October 8.
Police said he had not reported health problems during his earlier medical examination or court appearance.
The exact cause of his death is not yet known.
A post-mortem examination is expected to help establish what happened.
Sanjay Kantu Yadav, 38, died while receiving treatment after his health deteriorated in police custody.
Police had arrested Yadav on October 4 over electrical cable theft reported at Navi Mumbai International Airport in June.
A court initially remanded him to police custody until October 6 and later extended custody until October 8.
A lock-up guard noticed Yadav’s hands and legs twisting around midnight, and police took him to a hospital in Nerul.
He was declared dead at 1:36 a.m. on October 8; the cause of death is pending a post-mortem examination.
- Who
- Sanjay Kantu Yadav, 38, who had been arrested in connection with a cable theft case.
- What
- Yadav died while receiving treatment after his health deteriorated in police custody.
- When
- He was admitted to hospital at 12:50 a.m. and declared dead at 1:36 a.m. on October 8; the article says his condition deteriorated late Wednesday night.
- Where
- He was held at NRI Coastal Police Station and taken to Meenatai Thackeray Hospital in Nerul, Navi Mumbai.
- Why
- The cause of death has not been established; police said it would be determined after a post-mortem examination.
- Deceased
- Sanjay Kantu Yadav, 38
- Arrest date
- October 4
- Case
- Electrical cable theft reported at the airport in June
- Custody location
- NRI Coastal Police Station
- Hospital
- Meenatai Thackeray Hospital, Nerul
- Hospital admission
- 12:50 a.m. on October 8
- Declared dead
- 1:36 a.m. on October 8
- Cause of death
- Awaiting post-mortem examination