Amethi Police Claim Two Theft Cases Solved, Six Arrested

Police in Amethi’s Sangrampur police station area have claimed to have solved two theft cases and arrested six accused. The police have recovered 11 drums of tarcoal, two pickup vehicles allegedly used in the incidents and ₹6,000 in cash that remained after jewellery stolen in the second case was sold.

The arrested accused include residents of Amethi, Rae Bareli and Pratapgarh districts. Sangrampur police have started legal proceedings in the cases registered against them.

According to the police, a campaign to catch criminals is being conducted in the district under the direction of Superintendent of Police Sarvanan T K and the supervision of Additional Superintendent of Police Gyanendra Kumar Singh. As part of this campaign, Sangrampur police were checking suspicious persons, items and vehicles under the leadership of Amethi Circle Officer Shwetabh Bhaskar.

During this checking, the police received information from an informer and arrested six accused. The police subsequently questioned them about the two theft incidents and made recoveries linked to the cases.

During questioning, the accused reportedly told the police that on 17 October 2026, they had loaded 11 drums of tarcoal from the premises of Bujesh Pratap Singh onto a pickup vehicle and stolen them. The police said they recovered the stolen tarcoal along with the two pickup vehicles allegedly used in the incident.

The police said the second incident took place on the night of 12 August 2026. According to the police, the accused entered a house in Pure Dayal village and stole jewellery and ₹25,000 in cash from an almirah.

The police further said that after selling the stolen jewellery, the accused had spent most of the money. ₹6,000 was still left with them, and this amount was also recovered by the police.

The six arrested accused have been identified as Sushil Kumar Singh, a resident of Pure Sirohi, Udai Pratap police station, Pratapgarh district; Dhruv Kumar Yadav, a resident of Jamunihan, Dih police station, Rae Bareli district; Akhilesh Kumar Yadav, a resident of Ranganathpur Kateili, BhadoKhar police station, Rae Bareli district; Vikas, a resident of Gandhi Nagar Palpur, Jagdishpur police station, Amethi district; Raju, a resident of Gandhi Nagar Palpur, Jagdishpur police station, Amethi district; and Karan, a resident of Gandhi Nagar Palpur, Jagdishpur police station, Amethi district.

According to the police, some of the arrested accused already had cases registered against them. Sangrampur police have started further legal action in the related cases.