Puri, Dec. 2 -- In a major breakthrough, Puri Police have cracked the high-profile highway robbery case reported on November 20, recovering gold, silver, cash and weapons worth nearly Rs 78,96,000.

The case, registered at the Chandanpur Police Station, has been titled Operation "White Metal." An MBA student and a Jeweller among four accused persons arrested in connection with the highway robbery case.

Robbery on NH-316 near Samjajpur Over-Bridge The incident took place around 9:45 PM on November 20, 2025, when a vehicle transporting cash, gold and silver from Radha Krushna Jewellery was intercepted on NH-316, near the Samjajpur Railway Over-Bridge in Chandanpur, Puri. Armed assailants, including one carrying a pistol, robbed the valua...