Himachal Pradesh police have arrested a 36-year-old receptionist for his alleged involvement in a case of theft on the historic Maharaja Sansar Chand Museum close to Kangra Fort within the state. Rajesh Kumar, who had been working on the museum for over 5 years, was taken into custody for tampering with proof and disabling safety cameras to facilitate the housebreaking.
Over three dozen vintage objects, together with a silver khadau (slippers), an vintage revolver, and 36 silver kids’s toys, had been stolen from the museum on February 16. The museum, owned by the Katoch dynasty of Kangra’s royal household, homes priceless relics from the area’s historical past.
DSP (Kangra) Ankit Sharma revealed that Rajesh Kumar had initially joined as a safety guard earlier than being promoted to receptionist.
“There are 5 CCTV cameras put in within the museum. Three of those cameras had been rendered dysfunctional, however two had been nonetheless functioning, capturing suspicious actions involving Rajesh Kumar. We have now recognized three extra suspects who executed the theft, and they are going to be arrested shortly. We have now questioned many employees members of the museum and at last arrested Rajesh Kumar,” Sharma informed The Indian Specific.
Investigations additional revealed that Kumar had tried to mislead authorities by eradicating an exhaust fan to create the phantasm that thieves had entered via that opening. He has been remanded to three-day police custody.
Ghan Shyam Chand, the museum’s supervisor, confirmed Kumar’s lengthy tenure on the establishment and added, “Three different staff, together with a lady sweeper and her son, had been additionally summoned by the police.”
Police added that the museum is a personal establishment managed by Ashwariya Singh Katoch, a descendant of the Kangra royal household and son of MP Chandresh Kumari Katoch.
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