Four accused of looting gold and silver ornaments of a jeweler worth 1.75 lakh of rupees under Pandu police station were caught and jailed today in Daltonganj.
SP Palamu Chandan Kumar Sinha in a press briefing today said the incident dated back to April 4,.2021 but the case has unfolded now.
A sustained investigation coupled with technical assistance led to the busting of the crime, said the SP.
A jeweller (name not given) was on his bike for home in the evening of April 4 at village Leduka when his bike was pushed from behind following which the jeweler fell on the road and the interceptors decamped with his bag of ornaments of gold and silver.
Five months after the crime, police of two police stations namely Pandu and Rehla cracked this case. Satish Vishwakarma was first caught and then the rest three Bhardul, Birender and Anil followed the suit of arrest.
Sinha said police recovered the bike used in the crime with which the jeweler was made to fall on the road.
Police recovered one desi katta, one live ammunition and four cell phones.
About the looted gold and silver ornaments SP said these four told police to have sold off to a jeweler whose identity has been established but arrest awaited which will happen soon. Sources said looted gold and silver criminals do not keep with them for long. They sell it at any price, said sources.
Sinha said Satish and Bhardul have a record of crimes against them.