Bhubaneswar: Khordha district police have busted an inter-district burglary gang with the arrest of 12 persons, including 11 accused and one receiver of stolen property, and recovered 500 grams of gold ornaments and 11 kg of silver ornaments.
The breakthrough led to the detection of 15 burglary cases reported over the past two years across four police station areas in Khordha district and one in neighbouring Nayagada district, police said in a press note.
The cases were registered at Tangi, Nachuni, Banapur and Balugaon police stations in Khordha district and Chandapur police station in Nayagada district.
The gang was allegedly involved in a series of burglaries targeting jewellery shops and residential premises. In one incident, burglars broke through a 10-inch-thick rear wall of a jewellery shop in Banapur during the night of October 27–28 and decamped with cash worth Rs 5 lakh, around 400 grams of gold ornaments and 13 kg of silver articles.
In another incident, burglars allegedly broke into a house in Tangi during the night of September 13–14 and stole gold and silver ornaments along with cash.
Following a series of such incidents in Tangi, Nachuni, Banapur and Balugaon areas, police formed special teams under the direction of Khordha Superintendent of Police Parmar Smit Parshottamdas and supervision of SDPO Balugaon Sanjaya Kumar Pattnaik.
The teams conducted coordinated raids across multiple locations in different districts after analysing the modus operandi and developing intelligence, leading to the arrests and recovery of the stolen ornaments.
Of the 12 persons apprehended, 11 have been identified as accused and one as the receiver of stolen property. The arrested persons hail from Khordha, Ganjam and Puri districts.
Police said the detection of 15 cases spanning two districts was a significant achievement and would help restore confidence among traders, particularly jewellery shop owners, and local residents.
Further investigation is underway.
