POLICE have cracked multiple cases of theft and fraud across Indore, Vidisha, Tikamgarh, Sehore and Bhopal, recovering assets valued at over Rs 1.22 crore and arresting key suspects. The operations were carried out through vigilant monitoring, technical analysis, and co-ordinated team efforts. In Indore, an inter-state gang defrauded victims of Rs 60 lakh by offering fake gold pieces in exchange for five Rani Haar ornaments.

 

Acting on instructions from the Indore Police Commissioner, authorities tracked the suspects, Sanjay Soni, Gaurav Soni, Neeraj Soni, and Santosh Samai, across Rishikesh (Uttarakhand) and Jodhpur (Rajasthan). Police recovered 443 grams of gold, necklaces, chains, and rings worth approximately Rs 60 lakh. The gang admitted to melting some gold to make new ornaments while hiding the rest in Jodhpur. In Vidisha, police solved thefts at the Balaji Temple and a private residence.

 

Acting on over 250 CCTV footage clips, 150 witness statements, and technical evidence, five suspects operating from Agra (Uttar Pradesh) were arrested. Cash, vehicles, and jewellery worth about Rs 15 lakh were recovered. Another case in Civil Lines involving a deserted house near SATI College resulted in four arrests, with property and cash valued at Rs 30.6 lakh recovered.

 

In Tikamgarh, the theft of brass idols and silver ornaments from Bageshwari Temple led to the arrest of Pramod alias Chhotu Ahirwar from Banda (Uttar Pradesh), with stolen items worth Rs 55,000 recovered. Sehore police arrested three suspects in a residential burglary, recovering stolen fridges, washing machines, motorcycles, and other items valued at around Rs 2 lakh. In Bhopal’s Shahjahanabad area, a retired Agriculture Department employee’s vacant home was looted; property dealer Yusuf Siddiqui and accomplice Abdul Rahman were apprehended, and cash and jewellery worth about Rs 14 lakh were recovered.