| Rs 20 lakh theft worked out, 4 nabbed | | Manapuram Gold Loan Company under scanner | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 2: Manapuram Gold Loan company which gives cash loans tin exchange for gold came under police's radar after four interstate thieves disclosed that stolen jewellery was disposed off through Manapuram Gold Loan company.
The revelation were made during questioning of the four thieves, arrested by the Channi Himmat police with the gold and diamond jewelry worth Rs 20 lakh, on Sunday last. Following disclosure, SSP Jammu Uttam Chand is all set to dispatch a police team to Meerut for questioning of employees of the Gold Loan Company as the stolen jewelry was kept with the company without any proper verification.
"Soon after theft , the thieves boarded train for Meerut and Delhi where they got loan after putting the stolen jewelry at branches of Manapuram Gold Loan Company. The company had extended loans without verifying the bills and without following legal procedure", a senior police officer said.
With the arrest of the thieves police claimed to have solved seven theft cases .Already, the thieves have committed 14 thefts in Jammu for which they were awarded rigorous imprisonment . The accused have been identified as Hari Prashad s/o Mohan, Rajkumar Kuttary s/o Kanhi Lal , Basant Kumar s/o Jai Krishan, all residents of Chattisgarh and Noor Mohd s/o Mohd Saleem of Meerut.
They landed in police custody after Channi Police received complaint from one Kulbshan Khana s/o Purja Dass Khana of sector 1, Channi Himmat in which he alleged that some burglars broke open their house and decamped with gold ornaments and diamond jewelery.
The recovered items included gold bangles, one pair, diamond set valuing Rs 9 lakh, Mangal Sutra,4 silver glasses,12 silver bowles,gold biscuits, gold chain with locket, 3 gold rings, ear rings, 3 pair, one diamond bangle ,one gold chain with locket, gold locket, camera, radio, calculator, shampoo bottle, 9 silver coins, one body shamnpoo, face wash and one ladies watch.
The arrest and recoveries were made by a police team led by SDPO East Mohd Rafiq Manhas SHO Channi Himmat Inspector Aejaz Wani, ICPP Sainik Colony Susheel Chowdhury and supervised by SSP Jammu Uttam Chand. |
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