Jammu, Nov 17: The Jammu Police announced on Friday that they have successfully solved four theft cases and retrieved 404.86 grams (40 Tola) of gold ornaments from a notorious thief implicated in these incidents.
SSP Jammu, Dr. Vinod Kumar, addressed the media, revealing that the Police Station (PS) Janipur teams, under the supervision of SP North Kulbir Handa, diligently worked on information related to theft within their jurisdiction.
The SSP explained that the police teams, led by SDPO West Vikram Singh and SHO Janipur Inspector Sikander Singh, meticulously collected CCTV footage, tracked the suspect’s movements, and identified his modus operandi.
The suspect, identified as Shubam, son of Satish Kumar and resident of Gurah Qasim Nagar, Bakshinagar, currently residing near Kali Mata Mandir, Shiv Nagar, Jammu, was apprehended and interrogated by the police. He admitted to his involvement in the theft cases and disclosed locations where he had sold the stolen gold ornaments.
“The police teams recovered the stolen gold from three branches of Muthoot Finance Limited (Janipur, Bahu plaza, and Shastri Nagar Jammu); one branch of Manappuram Finance Limited (Sarwal), and one branch of Canara Bank (Janipur Jammu),” stated SSP Kumar.
The stolen gold items were seized in four different cases, including FIR No. 34/2022 U/S 457/380/414 IPC and FIR No.65/2023 u/s 454/380 IPC, both registered at Police Station Janipur. Additionally, two cases, FIR Nos 144/2023 U/s 454/380 IPC and FIR No. 145/2023, were registered at Police Station Bakshi Nagar. “The thief was arrested, and further investigation of the case is ongoing,” added SSP Jammu.
Out of the recovered gold items, 296 grams were seized in these cases, while the rest were seized under section 102 CrPC.
