New Delhi: In a major breakthrough in the sensational Rs 25 crore theft in a jewellery shop in Delhi’s Bhogal area, the police on Friday arrested three accused from Chhattisgarh in connection with the heist. According to the Delhi Police, three accused arrested in connection with the case are – Lokesh Srivastava (main accused), Shiva Chandravanshi and one unnamed person. The interrogation of all the arrested accused is underway, the police said.
#WATCH | Bhogal jewellery shop theft | Two persons have been detained in the case, from Chhattisgarh. Their interrogation is underway.
Rs 12.50 lakh in cash and over 18kg of gold and diamonds have been seized from one of the accused, in Durg.
(Visuals from Durg, Chhattisgarh) pic.twitter.com/vXqClRo1uU
— ANI (@ANI) September 29, 2023
Rs 12.50 lakh in cash and over 18 kg of gold and diamonds have been seized from one of the accused, in Durg, the police said, according to news agency ANI. Confirming the development, the Delhi Police said that the gang has been involved in similar cases of thefts in Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh as well.
#WATCH | Delhi: Latest visuals from the jewellery shop which was looted in Delhi’s Bhogal area.
Two persons have been detained in the case, from Chhattisgarh. Their interrogation is underway. Rs 12.50 lakh in cash and over 18kg of gold and diamonds have been seized from one of… pic.twitter.com/G8WQoLJyeM
— ANI (@ANI) September 29, 2023
Expressing his gratitude to the Delhi Police team, the jewellery shop owner, Mahaveer Prasad Jain, Said, “We thank the police… We are grateful to all the police officers…We cannot say much until the jewellery (that was recovered) arrives, but from the photos, we can identify that it is our jewellery… We appreciate the Delhi Police and police from other states as well…”
The accused allegedly broke into the shop, made a hole in a strong room and decamped with ornaments worth more than Rs 20-25 crore as well as Rs 5 lakh in cash earlier this week. The shop, Umrao Singh Jewellers, in south Delhi’s Bhogal, had several CCTV cameras installed but they were damaged around Sunday midnight, police said.
The owner closed the shop on Sunday around 8 pm and when he opened it on Tuesday around 10.30 am, he got to know about the incident. The shop remains closed on Monday. After primary investigation, the police suspected the involvement of at least three people in the burglary, one of the biggest in the national capital.