Crime branch police nabbed two miscreants from Shiv Nagar in Chola Mandir area and recovered silver jewellery worth Rs50,000 from their possession on Saturday. The nabbed accused confessed burglary from a jewelry shop in Chola Mandir on December 24, 2015.
According to the police, acting on a tip off regarding a youth trying to sell jewelry a team was rushed to the spot and based on the information the youth was searched and nabbed him.
The nabbed miscreant was identified as Chandu alias Chandan Singh (20) of Guna and when he was searched silver jewelry was recovered from his possession. In the initial investigation Chandu confessed that he had burgled the jewelry from Chola Mandir area and burgled three silver polished necklaces, 15 necklaces of American diamond, 200 silver finger rings and silver ware. Out of the burgled jewelry half of the valuables were sold to Abdul Raees (32) of Eitkhedi at Rs3,000.
Based on the investigation Raees was searched and nabbed and valuables were recovered from his possession.
During the investigation police found that the accused is habitual drinker and for spending on liquor he used to burgle. He was not able to earn enough to spend on liquor.
Chandu confessed burglary of mobile phones from a shop in DIG Bungalow area and later targeted another mobile phone shop. He runs a tyre repair shop and have been booked twice for burglary in the past. The crime record of Raees would be searched. Raees works as a labour.