India, Jan. 28 -- In a dramatic turn of events, the Lokayukta Police on Tuesday arrested former regional transport office constable Saurabh Sharma from outside the court premises moments before his surrender after the sleuths seized gold bars worth Rs.52 crore from his partner's car in December 2024, officials said.

Lokayukta director general Jaydeep Prasad confirmed the arrest and said Sharma was being interrogated at the Lokayukta office. Sharma's lawyer Rakesh Parashar said his client was going to appear before the court at 11am on Tuesday, a day after he submitted the application for surrender before the district court. But the Lokayukta Police arrested him before he could surrender.

His wife Divya Tiwari Sharma and mother Uma Sharm...