The Industrial police arrested a 24-year-old man on the charge of committing burglary and recovered stolen ornaments worth about Rs 4.5 lakh from his possession.
The accused, identified as Rabindra Dalei of Berhampur village under Rupsa police station limits, was forwarded to court on Tuesday after being booked under Sections 457 and 380 of IPC.
The accused was engaged as sweeper in Birla Tyres residential area. He committed the offence in the house of one Ranjit Naskar, a native of South 24 Pargana and working as an engineer in the plant at Chhanpur.
On Sunday evening, when Naskar had come to Baleswar town along with his wife for medical treatment of their minor son, the accused committed the crime. After returning, the Naskar couple found their locked doors were opened and all their jewellery items stolen. The matter was reported to the local police station. The police during investigation suspected the culprit and after sustained interrogation, Dalei confessed to the offence.
"The accused confessed to the guilt and the entire stolen articles, including five gold bangles, Bahuti, Pala, ear ring, chain, bracelet, ear top pieces etc were seized from his possession," told IIC Paresh Rout of the Industrial police station.