New Delhi/Raipur: The Chhattisgarh Police on Friday arrested two persons and recovered from them 18.5 kg of gold and diamond ornaments stolen from a jewellery store in Delhi earlier this week.
A joint team of anti-crime and cyber unit and Civil Lines police station in Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh carried out the operation while it was investigating a series of thefts in Bilaspur city, Superintendent of Police (SP) Santosh Singh said.
Singh said the district police arrested Lokesh Srivas and Shiva Chandravanshi from Kawardha and Durg. Shriwas is allegedly involved in seven other incidents of theft in Bilaspur
Acting on a tip-off, police raided Kawardha town in Kabirdham district and arrested Chandravanshi, one of the suspects in the Delhi jewellery store burglary. They also seized Rs 23 lakh worth of stolen jewellery. The other suspet Srivas managed to escape.
According to Singh, the police then tracked down Srivas to a house in Smritinagar of Durg. The police recovered Rs 18.5 kg of gold and diamond jewellery and Rs 12.5 lakh cash from his possession.
A team of Delhi police has also arrived in Chhattisgarh and further investigation is underway, he added. (Agencies)
