Jajpur: One of the eight main accused in the jewellery shop loot case in this district has been arrested from Bihar, police said Tuesday. The accused, identified as Rupesh Kumar, is from Gauriya Chaman village of Warispur under Bhagwanpur police limits in Vaishali district of Bihar. Incidentally, the showroom situated in this town was looted by eight miscreants at around 1.30 pm May 15. Jajpur SP, Vinit Agrawal told reporters here that the accused had arrived at Balasore two days prior to the loot and had camped there.
On the day of the burglary, he and an accomplice had driven down from Balasore to take part in the loot. After the loot, the eight-member gang separated and went in different directions, police said. “A dacoity case was earlier registered at Jajpur Road police station and multiple teams were formed to carry out an investigation into the armed robbery. The probe is still continuing,” Agrawal stated. “We have found out that eight persons were involved in the crime. Three motorcycles used in committing the crime have been recovered by the police teams, including some documents and mobile phones.
Around 10 to 11 kilograms of gold ornaments were looted,” the SP stated. The police decided that some of the gang members were from outside Odisha after examining the CCTV footage. Police found that all the accused were communicating in Hindi. This prompted a team to visit Bihar and they managed to arrest one of the accused who has been forwarded to court.
