Two Alleged Thieves Arrested After Rs 12 Lakh Jewellery Found In Drainage Pipe

Police in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior have arrested two alleged thieves and recovered gold and silver jewellery worth around Rs 12 lakh after digging up a drainage pipe where the stolen items had been hidden. The recovery was made in the Bhitarwar police station area.

The police said the accused had turned a drainage pipe installed inside a house into a hiding place for the stolen jewellery. The unusual method came to light during the investigation into a theft reported at the house of Ward No. 4 resident Gyani Bhushan Pathak on 22 October.

According to the police, unknown thieves had entered Pathak’s house and stolen valuable gold and silver ornaments kept in a room. They fled with the jewellery after the theft. Following the incident, the police registered a case and began searching for those involved.

During the investigation, the police found some important clues. On the basis of those clues, two suspects were taken into custody and questioned. The questioning revealed the involvement of the main accused, Taj Khan, and another associate.

The police said that after both suspects were questioned strictly, they disclosed the place where the stolen ornaments had been concealed. The accused had hidden the jewellery in a drainage pipe installed inside a house.

Jewellery recovered after digging pipe

On the basis of the accused’s information, the police dug up the pipe and recovered the stolen gold and silver ornaments. The value of the recovered jewellery is being reported as around Rs 12 lakh.

The recovery of the jewellery from inside the drainage pipe surprised the police. The method, according to the details of the case, was used by the accused to keep the stolen property away from the police after the theft.

The two arrested accused are now being questioned in detail. The police suspect that they may also have been involved in other theft incidents reported in the district.

The police expect that the questioning could lead to the disclosure of several more incidents. Investigators are also collecting information about the accused persons’ criminal records and their other possible associates.

The entire case relates to the Bhitarwar police station area.