Athief who entered jewellery shop in Kalkaji area, disguised in a Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kit, to steal 25 kilograms of gold worth `13 crore has been arrested.
The police have claimed to have recovered 25 kg of gold from his possession.
A sequence of the heist captured on a CCTV camera installed in the jewellery store showed that the accused, identified as Mohammed Sheikh Noor, entered the place wearing a PPE kit.
Noor made his way to the shop using ropes and a gas cutter. The sequence of his heist captured on camera was shared by news agency ANI on Thursday.
He jumped from the terrace of the adjacent building, police said. Five armed guards were on duty at the showroom at the time of theft. However, they were unaware when the theft took place in the early hours of Wednesday.
In another footage from the surveillance cameras, he can be seen searching for jewellery items as he climbs over a desk to go to the other side.
Soon after the incident, the manager of the three-storeyed Anjani Jewellers store informed Kalkaji police about the burglary and showed the footage of the thief wearing a PPE kit.
Soon, Delhi Police officials visited the store and recorded statement of all the employees and security guards. A forensic team was also called to the spot to get fingerprints.
Deputy commissioner of police (southeast) R P Meena said the showroom owner was yet to tell the cops the exact worth of the stolen items.