Mumbai: A gang of burglars that used stolen autorickshaws as getaway vehicles for thefts and break-ins at night were arrested by the Vanrai police. With their arrest, five offences have been solved.In the intervening night between Nov 18 and Nov 19, two metre long iron rods weighing 130 kgs were stolen from a shop in Goregaon East. Vanrai Police registered an FIR.During the probe, officials scanned CCTV footage and made inquiries and learnt that a gang of burglars moved around in autos at night and broke into commercial or residential properties. A trap was laid at Bandra East and the accused, Sachin Gavas, 43, Yogesh Rathod, 19 and Taufiq Khan, 43, were arrested. In the past, the accused had been booked in theft of autorickshaws at Andheri, Goregaon and Borivli police stations.
