Palamu police stunned the people when it recovered gold ornaments in less than two weeks time. Recovery of gold ornament weighing between 15 gms to 20 gms was something unheard of in Daltonganj since a decade. On March 31, a theft was committed in the house of one Asfaque Ahmad of Nayee Mohalla under Chainpur police station. The thieves removed gold ornaments worth 68 grams besides a laptop, cell phone, and other valuables.
The theft created a public uproar forcing the SP Palamu Patel Mayur K lal to set up a joint team of Daltonganj police and Chainpur police to crack this case of theft. The OC Daltonganj Beyas Ram and OC Chainpur SK Malviya got on to the job set by the SP Patel and the team caught six people in this connection and recovered 15 to 20 grams of stolen gold ornaments, while 38 grams of gold ornaments were converted into gold which are yet to be recovered.