The Ghaziabad Police have solved the much talked about burglary committed in the house of a Non Resident Indian (NRI) in Indirapuram locality. Investigations revealed that driver Puran and domostic help Sonu were involved in the theft. They were rounded up and put to sustained interrogation.
The incident had taken place on October 19 of this year. Police recovered 26 articles, including Great Britain Pound (GBP), passports, diamond and gold jewellery from their possession. The Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Deepak Kumar said Dr JP Gupta, an NRI who lives in Solihull in West Midland in United Kingdom was on holiday trip from October 11 and was scheduled to return on in early December. “Dr Gupta visited his relative who lived in Delhi on the fateful day. While he was away from his home, the cook and the driver employed in household decamped with his entire belongings,” said police.
According to Dr Gupta the articles that were stolen from his house were worth Rs 60 lakh. The lost articles included 5500 GB Pounds, Rs 4.75 lakh in cash, four passports, OCI cards, laptops, and other items, the SSP said.
They confessed to have committed the crime and told police that they had hidden the booty near Hindon river. On their instance, police recovered 26 items including 1,750 pounds, Rs 82, 000, three passports, the SSP said. The district police chief declared a reward of Rs 5, 000 to the police team involved in the solving of the case. When asked about the case, Dr Gupta lamented the procedural hassles as passports were being kept as case property.