Unique limp leads cops to serial burglar in ₹50L heist

The detection staff of Khar police station have arrested a 30-year-old man involved in a high-profile theft worth ₹50 lakh, including luxurious watches such as Bvlgari, Vacheron Constantin and a valuable reportedly a gift from industrialist Mukesh Ambani.

- Dev Kotak

MUMBAI:

The accused, identified as Deepak Khavle, a resident of Dahisar East, was apprehended on January 3 after he broke into a triplex apartment on Carter Road, Bandra West.

The heist

The incident occurred on the night of December 31, 2024, at the luxurious home of the 67-year-old complainant, country head of British Petroleum.

Khavle executed the crime by scaling ten floors of the high-rise using bamboo scaffolding (erected for painting work) and entering the house through a window.

The triplex company flat spans floors ten, eleven, and twelve, with the eleventh floor serving as the victim's office.