Bareilly thief swallows stolen bracelet during arrest; cops recover it after a bizarre 2-day operation

In what sounds straight out of a movie scene, a thief in Bareilly tried to outsmart the police in the most unexpected way—by swallowing a stolen bracelet.

Yes, actually swallowing it.

But what he probably didn’t expect was that the police would still manage to get it back.

It all started with a burglary

The incident traces back to a house break-in reported on March 30 in Bareilly’s Baradari area. Two men - Sikandar, also known as Chota, and his associate Mukesh - were accused of breaking into a house through the roof and stealing valuables.

We’re talking mobile phones, a silver bracelet, and even a Bullet motorcycle.

Police tracked them down soon after, reportedly using CCTV footage and tech support to identify them.

The moment things got… strange

When officers moved in to arrest Sikandar, he was allegedly wearing the stolen silver bracelet.

And then, in a split-second move, he did something no one saw coming.

He took it off, put it in his mouth, and swallowed it.

Just like that.

Naturally, the cops were stunned—but they quickly realised what had happened and rushed him to a hospital.

A recovery plan you don’t hear about every day

An X-ray confirmed the obvious—the 42-gram bracelet was sitting inside his stomach.

So now the question was: how do you get it back?

For the next two days, Sikandar was kept under close watch. At first, the idea was simple—feed him normally and wait for the body to do its thing.

When that didn’t work, doctors stepped in with medication to help speed things up.

And eventually, it worked.

The bracelet was recovered safely, without any surgery. Not exactly the most glamorous recovery operation, but definitely effective.

Not just the bracelet

The police didn’t just stop at that.

They also recovered two stolen motorcycles and around 35 grams of illegal narcotics from the accused.

Both Sikandar and Mukesh have now been sent to jail, and the bracelet has been secured as evidence.

Honestly, you can’t make this stuff up

Cases like these are rare, but they do show how unpredictable things can get on the ground.

The thief clearly thought swallowing the evidence would help him escape trouble. Instead, it just made the situation… more complicated.

At the end of the day, the cops still got what they needed.

And if anything, this story proves one thing—no matter how bizarre the attempt, getting away with a crime isn’t that easy.