The district police superintendent Rohan Jagadish announced that the theft at Shantadurga Jewellers near the city’s Tontadarya Math was solved within six hours, with the suspect arrested and jewellery worth ₹80 lakh recovered. The swift breakthrough was revealed during a press conference held at the Town Police Station on Thursday.Suspect stayed in lodge for a week before break-in
The accused, identified as Mohammad Husain, son of Mohammad Mustafa Siddiqui from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, had been staying in a lodge adjacent to the jewellery shop for a week prior to the incident. According to the SP, the suspect used a gas cutter to cut through the iron bars of a third-floor window of the shop before entering and stealing gold items.