MUMBAI, Sept. 13 -- The Mumbai Crime Branch on Friday conducted recreated crime scene in the New Navy Nagar area of Cuffe-Parade, as part of their investigation into the theft of an INSAS rifle from the naval installation. The two accused brothers - Rakesh Ramesh Dubulla, 22, and Umesh Ramesh Dubulla, 25 - were brought to the location, where police carried out a formal panchanama in the presence of Navy police teams. While the crime scene reconstruction notably failed to clarify the exact sequence of events in the theft case, the officers said statements of Umesh, one of the accused brothers, remained inconsistent and complainant Alok Singh's version of events is conflicting to his earlier statement- prompting investigators to further scrutinise the relationship between the two brothers with Alok and explore smuggling angle. Officers said both Alok and Rakesh, the other accused, had worked together in Mumbai, although Alok was a batch junior to Rakesh. Police also found that there were frequent interactions between the brothers and Alok prior to the incident. Crime branch officers said Umesh claimed the rifle was intended to establish dominance in their native region and for revenge against individuals who had threatened their family. "Umesh claimed he ran an illegal hooch business, alleging they needed the weapon for personal vendetta," said a senior police officer. Investigators, however, remain skeptical of these explanations. The probe has widened to examine whether the weapon was to be used for smuggling teak wood and tendu leaves in the forested areas near Asifabad, Telangana, or even to be sold to Naxal groups active in the region. This angle emerged after officials noted that some villagers from the brothers' hometown had previously been associated with Naxal activities but later surrendered. In addition to this, a photograph was found on Umesh's phone showing him holding an assault rifle, although there is currently no direct evidence linking him to Naxal operatives. Alok, a 20-year-old agniveer (junior soldier), initially told the investigators that an impersonator in naval uniform posed as a senior Quick Response Team (QRT) official and persuaded him to hand over the rifle and magazines during the Ganpati festival on September 6. The impersonator then allegedly tossed the weapon over the compound wall to Umesh waiting outside. On Friday, however, contradictions emerged in his statement, when he claimed that he left the post to retrieve a wristwatch, only to return and find the rifle missing. After the theft, the accused travelled by cab to Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and took a train to their hometown in Telangana. On September 9, they were arrested from their residence in Kumuram Bheem Asifabad district, where the rifle and magazines were recovered....