Woman, four others held in jewellery theft case

Patna: Khagual police in Patna district on Thursday recovered gold and silver jewellery stolen from two houses and arrested a housemaid along with four jewellers who bought the stolen items.Danapur ASP Shivam Dhakad said, “Ajay Kumar, a resident of Badi Khagual, lodged a written complaint at Khagual police station stating that jewellery worth lakhs was stolen from his house and from Pankaj Kumar’s house in Kothwan. The complainant expressed suspicion over Kavita Devi, who worked as a maid at his house.”Taking the case seriously, police acted swiftly and arrested the accused, Kavita Devi, wife of Anil Kumar. During interrogation, she admitted to stealing the jewellery and selling it at jewellery shops in Jairam Bazar, Moti Chowk and other areas.Following the lead, a special team led by Khagual SHO Ranjan Kumar was formed, and raids were conducted at several jewellery shops. During the raids, police recovered stolen jewellery from different shops and arrested the four jewellers.