Robbery at bizman’s house: 6 held, jewellery recovered

Kanpur: Police have solved a theft case involving Rs 70 lakh at a mobile businessman's house in the Chakeri area of the city. Six people were arrested, three of whom were accomplices. Among them are an assistant branch head from a private gold loan company and two jewellery traders.Ankur Dixit, a mobile accessories businessman residing in Ramapuram, with his family visited Chitrakoot and Maihar Devi on the morning of June 28. On June 29 night, thieves arrived in a car, broke the main lock of the gate, and stole jewellery worth around Rs 70 lakh and Rs 35,000 in cash. The police reviewed camera footage and traced the four-wheeler of the thieves.Based on the car number, the police arrested Hari Om from Katra, Auraiya, currently residing in the city's Cantt Irrigation Department Colony, Himanshu Gautam from Barra, Rohan Sachan from Karrahi, Rohit Dubey from Merapur Kokapur village in Farrukhabad (assistant branch head in a private gold loan company in Kanpur), jeweller Sanjay Soni from Ganga Ghat Gandhi Nagar in Unnao, and jeweller Nimish Gupta from Shivala Bazaar near the PAC bypass in Chakeri Shyamnagar. However, one accused, Shivam Rajput from Hanumant Vihar Bhim Nagar Kacchi Basti, is in custody and is being interrogated.Shivam is also wanted in a theft case at the Gujaini police station. Rohit, the assistant branch manager at the private gold loan company, took a loan of Rs five lakh by keeping some stolen jewellery through his acquaintance Hari Om. Additionally, about 160 grams of jewellery were melted down by jewellers Sanjay Soni and Nimish. Stolen jewellery, gold biscuits, and Rs 2.61 lakh were recovered.DCP (East) Satyajeet Gupta said that a theft occurred on the night of June 28th/29th in the Chakeri police station area under Shyam Nagar outpost. The family discovered the incident upon returning home and subsequently informed the police. The thieves had stolen jewellery worth approximately Rs 50-60 lakh from the house. A case was registered based on the complaint lodged by businessman Ankur. With the help of the surveillance team, Operational Trinetra, and cameras installed by the municipal corporation, the police arrested Hari Om, Himanshu Gupta, Rohan Sachan, Rohit Dubey, Sanjay Soni, and Nimish Gupta. "Questioning of one other suspect, Shivam Rajput, is underway," the DCP added.