Mumbai: In a significant breakthrough, Kandivali and Dahisar police have arrested four individuals for allegedly stealing gold jewellery worth Rs 47 lakh from two jewellery manufacturing units where they were previously employed. Investigators have so far recovered gold worth Rs 27 lakh from the accused, believed to have been stolen over the past month.
The incident came to light when Mehul Soni, the owner of a jewellery workshop in Dahisar, noticed a discrepancy of 264 grams of gold during an April inventory audit, according to a Hindustan Times report. One of his workers, SK Anisur Salem, had stopped reporting to work and was unreachable.
According to a report, in a separate case, Ajanmian Nanu Gaji, who owns a gold jewellery manufacturing factory in Islam Compound, Kandivali, approached the police after discovering that three gold necklaces valued at Rs 23 lakh were missing. The accused, Razzak Hussain Malik, who had been working at her shop for six months, had since vanished. The Kandivali police arrested Malik along with his accomplice, Sheikh Jaid Ali, on June 3.
All four accused, aged between 25 and 35, have been charged under Section 306 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which pertains to theft committed by clerks or servants. They were presented before the metropolitan magistrate’s court in Borivali and are currently in police custody. Authorities are investigating whether the gang was involved in similar thefts at other jewellery production facilities.
Wadala Police Arrest Two Accused of Temple Theft During Night Check on Eastern Freeway
The Wadala police arrested two individuals who were attempting to flee after allegedly stealing a silver crown and a donation box from a temple in South Mumbai on Tuesday. The arrests were made during a police checkpoint (nakabandi) set up at Godrej Junction under the Eastern Freeway flyover.
According to police officials, the operation took place between 1:30 a.m. and 3:30 a.m. on June 3, under the jurisdiction of the Wadala Police Station. During the checkpoint, Beat Marshal Head Constable Sagar Pawar stopped a suspicious taxi (MH 01 AT 2944) for inspection.
