Nagpur Crime Branch arrests 19-year-old, minor for Bajaj Nagar burglary; Rs 42.79 lakh jewellery recovered

The Crime Branch has cracked a burglary in Nagpur's Bajaj Nagar area in which valuables worth lakhs of rupees were stolen. Police have arrested Karan Meshram, 19, a resident of Lashkaribagh, Panchpaoli, for targeting the locked house of a doctor living in Surendranagar and stealing jewellery and cash worth lakhs. A minor accomplice of Karan was also involved and has been detained. Police have recovered gold and silver jewellery worth about Rs 42.79 lakh from the accused. The accused took to theft to feed a drug habit.

The case falls under the Bajaj Nagar police station limits in Surendranagar. Dr Atul Keshaorao Kapse, 40, who lives there, had gone to Bhubaneswar with his family. Taking advantage of the locked house, the thieves targeted it. They broke the lock on the door, entered and made off with valuables, including cash, worth lakhs of rupees. The stolen items were valued at about Rs 7.16 lakh.

Given the seriousness of the case, the anti-burglary squad of the Nagpur Crime Branch began an investigation. Under the guidance of Police Inspector Dilip Chandan, the team began searching for the accused on the basis of confidential tip-offs, technical investigation and CCTV footage from the vicinity. During the investigation, police arrested Karan Meshram. His minor accomplice was also detained.

According to police sources, Karan Meshram has a previous criminal record. He has a drug habit, and to feed it he carried out the burglary with the minor accomplice. In this action, police recovered 296 grams of gold jewellery and 624 grams of silver jewellery from the accused. The recovered jewellery is valued at Rs 42.79 lakh.

Karan Meshram has been handed over to Bajaj Nagar police for further legal action. Police are now probing his earlier criminal record and his possible involvement in other offences.