Rudrapur: Three arrested on charges of breaking into a locked house in Transit Camp and stealing jewellery, gold jewellery recovered; police say two accused already face theft cases

Police have arrested three accused in the case of jewellery worth lakhs stolen in October after the lock of a closed house in the Transit Camp area was broken. According to Hindustan, a resident of Shiv Garden Colony on Janpath Road had locked his house on October 25 and gone to visit relatives. On October 27 a neighbour called to tell him the lock had been broken; when he returned, the gold jewellery kept in a cupboard was missing. A case against unknown persons was registered at Transit Camp kotwali on November 5. According to police, on November 6, acting on a tip-off, three men aged 19, 22 and 40 were caught standing by the road in Panchvati Colony waiting to sell the stolen goods. According to police, ear ornaments, a pair of jhumkas, a mangalsutra locket, a gold chain, a locket, a ring and a bank passbook were recovered from them. Police say two of the arrested accused already have theft cases registered against them.