Crime branch police have nabbed a 25-year-old youth and his female friend and recovered jewelleries worth Rs 1 lakh and Rs 60,000 in cash from their possession on Wednesday burgled from Ashoka Society in Arera Colony on April 18, 2017.
According to the police, the two accused had targeted house in Ashoka Society in Arera Colony on April 18, 2017. The victim Shyam Sundar was informed by the accused minor girl regarding the burglary and on the receipt of the information he returned and lodged a complaint with the Habibganj police.
The youth was identified as Shanawaz Hussain and his female friend who was a tenant of the victim.
The victim in his complaint stated that four gold bangles, five pair of gold ear rings, one gold necklace, four gold chain, eight gold finger rings, one pair diamond studded gold ear rings and one kilogram silver worth Rs 11 lakh and Rs 1.10 lakh cash were burgled.
Police have recovered jewellery worth Rs 1 lakh and remaining would be obtained from Muthoot Finance Jehangirabad branch where it has been kept to avail loan.
The main accused Shanawaz owns shop Dream Soft and Computing in Jehangirabad and was heavily burdened with debt and wanted to repay the borrowed money. His female friend gave the idea of burglary at her rented house targeting the owner who had gone to Delhi and according to the plan Shahnawaz burgled and locked his female friend.
The police registered a case under section 454 of the IPC and later section 380 of the IPC was added and has started further investigation.