Robber traced using only fingerprints

The investigators found that Ansari was a resident of Nagpada. On Thursday he was arrested from his residence. 27 mobile phones and 14 cameras worth Rs 3,85,646 were also recovered. Ansari8217;s accomplice, who the police did not wish to name, is still at large.

Ansari will be produced in a magistrate8217;s court on Friday when the police will seek his custody.

8220;This has been an excellent piece of detection work by the Fingerprints Bureau,8221; said DCP Vishwas Nangre-Patil of Zone 1.

8220;This is a very rare case of detection since it is very difficult to catch criminals in house breaking cases by fingerprints alone. In other robbery cases we usually have descriptions to work on but the fingerprints were all we had this time,8221; he added.

The fingerprints have made MRA police8217;s case stronger, 8220;We can know convict him without any problems. There8217;s no denying fingerprint evidence in court,8221; said Police Inspector R Doiphode of MRA Marg police station.