Srinagar, Oct 27, KDC: Police on Tuesday claimed to have cracked a theft case in the Khanyar area of Srinagar with the arrest of two domestic helpers from Assam and the recovery of stolen gold ornaments worth around Rs 45 lakh.
Police said Police Station Khanyar received a complaint on October 25 from Basharat Hussain, son of Gh Qadir Gulzar and a resident of Miskeen Bagh, regarding the theft of valuable gold ornaments from his house.
Accordingly, FIR No. 68/2026 under Section 306 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) was registered at Police Station Khanyar, and an investigation was initiated.
During the investigation, multiple teams were constituted. With the help of human intelligence and technical surveillance, police identified, traced and arrested two accused persons.
The arrested have been identified as Nikita Das (24), daughter of Ganesh Das, and Deep Baruah (28), son of Joy Kanta Baruah. Both are residents of Morigaon district in Assam.
“Investigation revealed that both accused had been working as domestic helpers at the complainant’s residence and had committed the theft before fleeing,” police said.
Police said the stolen property was recovered from their possession. The recovered items include 16 gold rings, five gold necklaces, four gold bangles, two gold brooches, three gold tie pins, seven gold pendants and nine gold earrings.
The total estimated value of the recovered gold ornaments is around Rs 45 lakh.
Further investigation into the case is underway. (KDC)
