India, April 5 -- The Wanowrie police have solved a complex interstate burglary case involving the theft of gold and silver ornaments from the Pune residence of an Indian Army Havildar. The accused - who was on the run across multiple states - was apprehended in a dramatic overnight chase, and 162 gm of stolen gold was recovered from as far as Himachal Pradesh and Delhi.

According to an FIR lodged by D Vadivelu, who hails from Kerala but is currently residing at AICTC Wanowrie, unknown individuals broke into his house on March 7 while he was on duty and his wife was away from home, and stole around 210 gm (21 tola) of gold ornaments and 100 gm of silver ornaments totalling Rs.1,300,000 in value.

Taking swift action, the Wanowrie police ...