Srinagar, Oct 27 :
Police on Tuesday claimed to have cracked a major theft case in Khanyar area of Srinagar with the arrest of two persons and recovery of stolen gold ornaments worth around Rs 45 lakh.
In a handout to GNS, police said that on October 25, Police Station Khanyar received a complaint from Basharat Hussain son of Gh Qadir Gulzar, resident of Miskeen Bagh, regarding theft of valuable gold ornaments from his house.
Accordingly, FIR No. 68/2026 under Section 306 BNS was registered at PS Khanyar and investigation was taken up.
During investigation, multiple teams were constituted and with the help of human intelligence and technical surveillance, two accused were identified, traced and arrested, police said.
The arrested have been identified as Nikita Das (24) daughter of Ganesh Das and Deep Baruah (28) son of Joy Kanta Baruah, both residents of Morigaon, Assam.
“Investigation revealed that both accused had been working as domestic helpers at the complainant’s residence and had committed the theft before fleeing,” police said.
From their possession, police recovered 16 gold rings, 5 gold necklaces, 4 gold bangles, 2 gold brooches, 3 gold tie pins, 7 gold pendants and 9 gold earrings, with total estimated value of around Rs 45 lakh.
Further investigation is underway, police added.
Police has advised public to ensure proper police verification of domestic helpers before employing them.(GNS)