This story is from December 13, 2020

Darbhanga gold loot case: Seven arrested

Police have cracked the daylight loot case in which criminals had decamped with Rs 2 lakh and gold jewellery worth Rs 5.35 crore from a shop in Darbhanga on December 9.
Darbhanga gold loot case: Seven arrested
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DARBHANGA/PATNA: Police have cracked the daylight loot case in which criminals had decamped with Rs 2 lakh and gold jewellery worth Rs 5.35 crore from a shop in Darbhanga on December 9.
Seven suspects, identified as Bhushan Sahni, Kanhaiya Kumar, Keshav Kumar, Raj Kumar, Pawan Kumar, Ganesh Kumar and Raju alias Shaka, were arrested in connection with the incident on Saturday.
A countrymade pistol, live cartridges, two motorbikes, including one used in the loot, five cellphones and intoxicants were seized during the raids at their hideouts. Police, however, failed to recover the looted jewellery.
“The arrested men have no criminal antecedents. We ascertained their identity with the help of CCTV footages,” Darbhanga SSP Babu Ram told mediapersons on Saturday and added that Kanhaiya worked as a liner for the robbers who carried out the operation.
Sources said a police team conducted raids on the suspected hideouts of a Samastipur-based gangster, Vikas Jha. Raids were also conducted in Vaishali, Muzaffarpur and Madhubani districts in search of the robbers.
“We hope to get more clues in the case soon,” the SSP said, but refused to share more information on the plea that it would hamper the investigation.
Earlier, an FIR was lodged with the Darbhanga town police station on the statement of the jeweller, Pawan Kumar Lath.
JD(U) slams opposition: The JD (U) slammed the opposition that has been raising a hue and cry over the deteriorating law and order in the state.
“Police successfully cracked the Darbhanga loot case within four days of the incident, proving that the offenders won’t be spared,” JD (U) spokesperson Rajiv Ranjan Prasad said, adding that the quick police action had given an answer to the opposition parties.
Prasad also claimed that there had been an 80% decline in the incidents of dacoity in the state in 2019 compared to 2004 when the RJD was in power.
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