Overview
- Police say the trailer driver, 33-year-old Pawan Kumar Kajoo Mahato from Bihar, was stabbed in the throat when he resisted an attempt to rob him while parked on the Bhiwandi‑Thane bypass on August 16.
- Investigators formed five teams and reviewed footage from about 150 CCTV cameras over three days to map escape routes and identify the suspects, sources said.
- Officers arrested 23-year-old Rameez Abdul Rashid Ansari and 25-year-old Mohammad Alkaish Parvez Alam Momin in Bhiwandi on August 21–22 and say both confessed during interrogation.
- Police records show Ansari has a prior criminal record and Momin faces 18 earlier theft cases, and investigators are collecting further evidence to link the pair to other offences.
- The case highlights risks faced by long‑distance drivers who stop to rest or eat and shows how widespread CCTV coverage and technical tracing are changing how local police solve violent street crimes.