New Delhi, The Delhi Police has arrested a person, working as home assist, for allegedly stealing gold jewelry and money value about ₹86 lakh from his employer’s home in south Delhi, an official mentioned on Saturday.
Home assist arrested for theft value ₹86 lakh in Delhi
The accused, recognized as Nirmal Malik , a local Odisha’s Balasore, took benefit of his employer’s absence throughout a Christmas trip in Goa final yr, he mentioned. Malik was employed 12 days earlier than the incident passed off.
Three others, together with the accused’s spouse and two accomplices, have been sure down in reference to the case, he added.
Malik had meticulously deliberate the theft after conducting a recce and broke into the home’s locker with the assistance of his affiliate, Dharmendra Dass, who was arrested on March 12, police mentioned.
“The theft took place on December 26, 2024, while the employer was away on a vacation. A PCR call reporting a house break-in was received by Defence Colony Police Station, and a case under Section 306 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was registered,” a senior police officer mentioned.
The complainant, an acquaintance of the home proprietor, reported that valuables together with gold jewelry and money had been stolen.
Throughout investigation, police learnt that Malik was employed on December 14, 2024. He was discovered lacking after the incident and his cellphone was switched off, elevating suspicion, mentioned the officer.
Technical surveillance and evaluation of name element data led the police staff to his final recognized location in Chirag in Delhi and additional leads revealed he had fled to his native village in Odisha.
A police staff was despatched to Balasore, Odisha, the place native assist led to the detention of one in every of his associates, Dharmendra Dass alias Raja, from the Ishwarpur space.
Subsequent raids at Malik’s native village led to the restoration of 5 gold ear tops, six gold earrings, six gold bangles, one gold ear piece, one gold necklace, one gold bracelet, one motimala, twelve silver objects, and money amounting to ₹6 lakh from his spouse, who was later sure down, the officer mentioned.
Based mostly on her disclosure, extra stolen objects have been recovered from Prabhakar Sahu, a goldsmith who acquired the stolen jewelry, he mentioned.
Police later acquired info that Malik had moved to Bengaluru, Karnataka, and was working as a prepare dinner in a residential society in Peenya. A entice was laid and he was apprehended, he mentioned.
Malik’s spouse, Prabhakar Sahu and Ratiranjan Malik, who helped promote the property, have been sure down beneath related sections of the BNSS, he added.