Mumbai: In the case of 17.5 kg of gold theft, the Marg police have arrested 10 defendants including Jeweler complainant employees.
Probes are spread in three countries; Rajasthan, Gujarat and MP.
The investigator has restored 89% of gold ornaments stolen collectively valuable at Rs 7.12 Crore.
10 Accused, all residents of Rajasthan, were arrested for one week.
Khushal Taska, a jewelry, has submitted FIR on January 14.
His father died on January 9 and therefore he did not visit the office in Bhuleshwar, close to Crawford Market.
His employees, Ganesh Kumar Devasi, 21, are used to live in the office.
On January 14 morning, when Taskka arrived at the office, he found the door open and 17.5 kg of gold ornaments worth Rs 8.19 Crore lost from the closet.
Devasi, which worked in the office for the past six months, was also gone.
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During the probe, the police found the defendant also took CCTV DVR with them.
While scanning CCTV recording the nearest area, the police found the Devasi and the aide of Ramesh Prajapati, 21, who worked at the nearest cloth store, leaving the building holding three bags.
Then, three more join them on the road.
The defendant had ordered a private taxi and traveled until Borivali.
There, they left a taxi and sat in the car waiting, rented by the defendant.
They then went to Palanpur in Gujarat and then to Rajasthan where they distributed ornaments and were left separately.
Two police teams have gone to Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan to trace the defendant.
Additional CP Dilip Sawant and DCP Dr.
Saurabh Tripathi oversees and guide the probe team while ACP Sameer Shaikh, SPI Jyoti Desai, Om Woeat Detection Officer, Nitin Kadam, Pradip Lad, Ugale, Vinod Pawar, Arun Jadhav, Lahamge and staff and visit some places for Catch the suspect.
“This is an extraordinary detection,” said Vishwas Nangre Patil, Commissioner with the police, added that they first arrested Prajapati from Rajasthan and then another arrest followed.
“From the stolen gold, the Devasi took part in a valued 6.8 kg of gold around Rs 2.8 Crore and Prajapati also got stolen gold as its part.
The Devasi has given its gold to the prjapati to hide it.
Prjapati has dug holes in the field near her house in Rajasthan.
He has hidden a bag containing cash and two golden sons in the field.
Gold and cash worth 4.15 crore recovered from the field, “said a police officer.
“While the police were looking for a home of the Devasi in Sirohi Village in Rajasthan, they made a video call to the police station in Mumbai where one of the defendants was arrested was brought to the line and he guided the police team in Rajasthan to the residence.
However, the Devasi was not at home and escaped and fled.
To Indore where the other police team arrested him, “said a police source.
Police arrested 10 to steal 17.5 kg of gold
