Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Fake Number Plate, CCTV Trail Lead To Navi Mumbai Arrest
A woman in Navi Mumbai said a masked man in a red Thar touched her inappropriately.
The incident happened around 10:30 p.m.
on September 30.
The vehicle had a number plate that did not belong to it.
Police used camera recordings, phone-location information and vehicle records to find the Thar.
They also checked information from Mahindra service centres.
Investigators compared 62 red Thars registered in the area.
They eventually identified the vehicle by its original number, MH 20 FU 3751.
Police arrested its alleged driver, Ali alias Talib Ahsan Naqvi, within 10 hours.
Police are checking whether he may be connected to other similar incidents.
A 26-year-old woman reported being molested by a masked man in a red Thar on September 30.
The vehicle displayed fake registration number MH 43 AR 6335, which belonged to a Maruti Wagon-R.
Four Crime Branch teams used CCTV, mobile data, RTO records and service-centre information.
Police examined 62 registered red Thars before identifying vehicle MH 20 FU 3751.
Police arrested Ali alias Talib Ahsan Naqvi in Koparkhairane within 10 hours.
- Who
- A 26-year-old woman reported the incident; police arrested Ali alias Talib Ahsan Naqvi, 30, as the alleged driver.
- What
- A woman alleged that a masked man in a red Thar molested her.
- When
- The alleged incident occurred around 10:30 p.m. on September 30; the arrest followed within 10 hours.
- Where
- The incident occurred while the woman walked from BD Somani School toward Pethpada Metro station in Kharghar; the vehicle was traced to Bonkode in Koparkhairane.
- Why
- Police investigated after the woman filed a case, despite the vehicle using a fake registration number.
- Reported incident
- Alleged molestation of a 26-year-old woman
- Vehicle description
- Red Mahindra Thar
- Fake registration number
- MH 43 AR 6335, registered to a Maruti Wagon-R
- Original registration number
- MH 20 FU 3751
- Vehicles examined
- 62 registered red Thars
- Investigation methods
- CCTV footage, mobile dump data, RTO records and Mahindra service-centre inputs
- Arrest
- Ali alias Talib Ahsan Naqvi, 30, was arrested within 10 hours