SRINAGAR: Police in Anantnag have solved a case of theft by arresting the accused and recovering stolen gold jewellery worth approximately ₹2 lakh from him, a police spokesperson said.
He said that while investigating a case of theft of gold jewellery from a house at Veer, Bijbehara, police zeroed in on Mukhtar Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Wanpoh, after scrutiny of CCTV footage from the complainant’s house. The accused was subsequently apprehended in Kupwara.
During questioning, the accused disclosed that the stolen property had been concealed in his rented accommodation at FM Gali, Anantnag. Subsequently, a police team conducted a search of the premises and recovered the stolen gold jewellery worth approximately ₹2 lakh, along with the clothes allegedly worn by the accused at the time of the incident.
The recovered jewellery and clothes have been seized as evidence. Further investigation into the case is underway, police said.
