Five held in Rs.6.80-cr jewellery store heist
MUMBAI, March 4 -- Five men were arrested from Rajasthan for breaking into a jewellery store and stealing ornaments worth around Rs.6.8 crore. Following the theft, the police launched a 45-day investigation and manhunt and finally arrested the accused on Monday.
The police have so far recovered stolen assets worth Rs.4.65 crore, including approximately 3 kg of gold ornaments worth Rs.4.5 crore and around 5 kg of silver ornaments worth Rs.15 lakh, from the arrested accused.
According to the police, the incident happened on January 13. The complainant, Rakesh Shantilal Porwal, told the police that between 10:30 pm and 1:30 am, his jewelry store, Gold Point, at IC Colony in Borivali was broken into and gold, silver and diamond ornaments kept in a safe were stolen.
Porwal added that his employees, Prabhu Singh and Narayan Singh, had gone missing after the incident. The police registered a case of theft against the two employees and unknown others.
The police then formed special teams who began scanning CCTV footage of the store and nearby areas and tracked them down to Rajasthan.
On January 28, the police found that one of the accused was hiding in a temple in the middle of a dense forest in Rajsamand district. Using thermal detection drones, the police laid a trap for him and arrested him. When questioned he confessed that he had stolen the jewellery with the help of four others, who were similarly arrested....
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