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Pune Police recover gold ornaments worth over Rs 2.24 Crore Within 12 hours; two arrested

Pune, Oct 12 (UNI)Two persons have been arrested in connection with a house burglary in Pune and gold ornaments and biscuits weighing around 2.246 kg, valued at over Rs 2.24 crore, recovered within 12 hours of identifying the suspects, police said on Monday.
According to the police, the complainant Mohammad Taufik Razzak Khan, 36, a goldsmith residing in Raviwar Peth, reported that gold ornaments and biscuits weighing approximately 2.2 kg and worth Rs 2.20 crore were stolen from a cupboard in his house between 6 pm and 8.15 pm on October 10, when he and his wife were away.
A case was registered at Khadak police station under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and a team was formed to investigate the incident.
Additional Commissioner of Police Sachin Hire and Deputy Commissioner of police krushikesh Rawale said that during the investigation, police examined CCTV footage from the surrounding area and noticed two suspicious persons near the complainant's residential building. Based on the footage and information gathered during the probe, the suspects were identified as Mustafa Nazir Shaikh, 36, a scrap dealer, and Sarfaraz alias Avez Moinuddin Shaikh, 22, a key maker. Both are residents of Raviwar Peth.
The police detained the two men at around 5.30 pm on October 11, said police today.
During questioning, they allegedly confessed to their involvement in the burglary, police said.
The police subsequently recovered the stolen gold ornaments and biscuits weighing around 2.2 kg. An additional 46 grams of gold were also seized, taking the total recovery to approximately 2.246 kg, according to the police statement.
The accused were produced before a court, which remanded them to two days of police custody.
Senior police officials visited the crime scene and directed the investigation team to expedite the probe. The operation was conducted under the supervision of senior Pune police officials, including Commissioner of Police Amitesh Kumar and other officers. UNI SP CDS
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