2 held for stealing jewellery worth Rs 40 lakh from employer’s house in UP’s Kanpur

Kanpur Police arrested two brothers for allegedly stealing jewellery worth Rs 40 lakh from a house in the city’s Swaroop Nagar area earlier this month.

Kanpur Police arrested two men for allegedly stealing jewellery worth Rs 40 lakh from a house in the city’s Swaroop Nagar area earlier this month.

Deputy Commissioner of Police BGTS Murthy said during a press conference that on the day of Mahashivratri, there was an incident of theft at a bungalow in Swaroop Nagar, in which jewellery worth Rs 40 lakh was stolen.

A complaint was registered by the homeowner, Viraj Kohli, at the Swaroop Nagar police station and an investigation was launched. With the help of surveillance, police became suspicious of the housekeeper, identified as Mohit Pal, and caught him.

Questioning of the suspect revealed that he along with his brother Rohit had planned the robbery. The other accused was nabbed and confessed to the crime. The stolen jewellery was recovered from them.

DCP Murthy further said that Mohit Pal used to work in Dubai earlier, but returned to Kanpur after losing his job during the Covid-19 pandemic. He was then employed as a housekeeper by the Kohli family.

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