On the evening of November 17, Amit Verma, 35, who had been working at a jewellery retailer in Chandni Chowk for 10 years, requested his spouse and daughters to modify off their telephones. The subsequent morning, as per CCTV footage, he was at Kanha Jewellers asking its proprietor Pankaj Goyal for some articles — 110 rings and 30 necklaces cumulatively weighing 1.08 kg. Since change of jewelry is widespread amongst jewellers of Chandni Chowk, Goyal didn’t suspect something.
“Nevertheless, Verma fled with the objects,” mentioned DCP (North) Raja Banthia, including, that the accused was arrested on November 23 with the stolen objects price Rs 1 crore.
In response to police, Verma had been allegedly planning the theft for months. “He had incurred a mortgage of Rs 80 lakh from a number of lenders and was beneath strain to repay. That’s when he began to think about a theft on the retailer he labored at,” a police officer mentioned.
In response to police, since his employer used to ship him to fetch jewelry from close by outlets, he thought it was the best method to get his palms on some costly items and flee. “He knew a day earlier than that, an vital buyer was going to go to the store. He was already advised by the proprietor that he needed to go to Kanha Jewellers on November 18 to get some samples to indicate the client,” an officer mentioned.
CCTV footage confirmed Verma, after fleeing with the stolen articles, boarding an auto from Chandni Chowk and getting off at Azad Nagar, police mentioned. “He entered a home within the East Azad Nagar space. The resident was his pal. When the resident was questioned, he mentioned Verma had come to his room on the day of the incident after committing the offence and left the identical day after separating jewelry from the containers,” mentioned Banthia.
The accused was consistently on the transfer, hiding in Haridwar and Saharanpur, to keep away from being traced. “A number of addresses have been recognized in his CDR, however no concrete leads emerged,” the DCP mentioned.
In the meantime, Verma requested a pal in UP’s Farrukhabad to rearrange for the sale of the stolen jewels, police mentioned. Nevertheless, earlier than leaving, he referred to as his pal in East Azad Nagar. The pal, in flip, knowledgeable the police.
“Two officers stood in plain garments on the night of November 23 at ISBT and a lure was laid. Verma was apprehended, and the gold articles with a internet weight of 913 grams have been recovered from his possession,” mentioned DCP Banthia.
