Cops catch gold thieves within 20 minutes of theft
Times of India | 2 July 2025
Kharagpur: Police in Jhargram arrested two people and recovered Rs 2 crore worth of gold from them within 20 minutes of the theft being reported in Jharkhand's Chakulia on Monday. At 8.30pm, Jhargram's Jamboni cops received information about three armed people on motorcycles having robbed a jewellery store in Chakulia.
Cops started surveilling the area, and around 8.50 pm they intercepted three motorcyclists they suspected of the crime.
On being questioned, the suspects tried to escape, resulting in a kilometre-long chase, after which two of the suspects were apprehended and the loot recovered. One suspect managed to get away and is still at large.