BARGARH: In a swift breakthrough, Padampur police on Monday recovered stolen gold ornaments and cash worth around Rs 30 lakh within 24 hours after a house was burgled in Jamla village.
Police also arrested two persons - a juvenile and 19-year-old Jaga Meher of Jamla- on charges of looting the house of one Chanchal Kumar Meher (33) on Sunday.
Police said Chanchal lodged a complaint on Sunday evening stating that he and his family members had gone to Nrusinghnath in Paikmal in the morning. Taking advantage of their absence, miscreants broke into their house in Jamla village and decamped with gold jewellery and Rs 40,000 cash.
Basing on his complaint, police registered a case under sections 331, 305 and 3 (5) of the BNS and started investigation. Acting on a tip-off, police apprehended Jaga and the juvenile in the evening.
Police said after committing the crime, the accused duo went to Barpali and was planning to flee to Tamil Nadu. However, they were apprehended by police. During interrogation, the accused revealed the place where they had hidden the stolen valuables.
Subsequently, police recovered 390 gram of gold ornaments including several varieties of necklaces, armlet, earrings, bangles, rings and other jewellery pieces along with a stolen motorcycle used in the crime.
Bargarh SP Prahalad Sahai Meena said, “Prompt coordination between local police and intelligence sources helped us crack the case. The stolen valuables have been recovered and handed over to the rightful owner. Both the accused will be produced in court on Tuesday. Further investigation is underway to ascertain if the duo was involved in any other crime in the region.”