PANAJI
The Mapusa police have successfully recovered around Rs 7.50 lakh worth of gold, which were stolen from two locked houses last month. Sumeer Sharma, a native of Punjab, was recently arrested on suspicion of being involved in multiple cases of house-breaking thefts.
A special team was formed by SDPO Jivba Dalvi, consisting of two Police Inspectors, Shitakant Nayak and Vijay Rane, along with PSIs Yashwant Mandrekar and Bablo Parab. Through thorough interrogation, the team made a significant breakthrough in the two theft cases.
The first case was registered on June 6, 2023, at Mapusa police station based on a complaint filed by Chandrabhan Singh, residing in Canca, Mapusa. The police recovered earrings and gold chains worth Rs 4.59 lakh following the interrogation.
In the second case, Ashish Bandekar from Thivim reported a theft of gold ornaments worth Rs 5.50 lakh. The police were able to recover gold bangles and gold earrings worth Rs 3.20 lakh in connection with this case.
