KOLHAPUR: In a major breakthrough, the Kolhapur police have nabbed six people of a gang involved in several cases of robbing gold jewellery while posing as polishers.
The six arrested have been identified as Sachin Kumar Shah, Buva Raju Badai, Kundan Kumar Shah, Dhiraj Kumar Shah, Bhavesh Gupta and Aryan Gupta, said the police. The local crime branch received a tip-off from informers of their location, after which a team of police personnel was put in place.
The robbers were caught with jewellery robbed in five cases worth Rs13.50 lakh, police said.
Shailesh Balkawade, superintendent of police (SP), said, "All arrested are industrial workers. They are involved in robbing gold jewellery in
Maharashtra and north Karnataka. The arrested deceived women by posing as jewellery polishers."