Two held for thefts

PUNE, April 30: The crime branch sleuths today claimed that they have recovered stolen articles worth over Rs 1.45 lakh from Kismat Sirajuddin Shaikh and Azam Ismail Shaikh from Bhavani peth.

A team of crime branch sleuths led by Inspector Vinayak Jadhav and Sub Inspector Ram Jadhav arrested Kismat and Ismail on the basis of suspicion while they were loitering on Thursday afternoon. The booty recovered included 15 tape recorders and some gold as well as silver ornaments, police said.