4 arrested for breaking into 5 houses in Surat’s AM/NS township, decamping with valuables worth Rs 20 lakh

The police have recovered cash worth Rs 70,000 from their possession while the stolen gold ornaments and the rest of the cash are yet to be recovered.

The police identified the accused as Vineet Chaudhary and said he had been living with the mother of the two children for six to seven months.(Representational image)

Three men and a woman were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly robbing cash and jewellery worth Rs 20 lakh from five flats in the ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel (AM/NS) company township at Hazira, police said.

All four accused hail from Dhar in Madhya Pradesh. They have been identified as Munna Karam Singh Ajnar (28), Bhaya alias Simadiya Ajnar (25), Dhansingh Balsingh Alwa (26), and Karina alias Kamli Nagarsingh Ajnar (27).

Police have recovered cash worth Rs 70,000 from their possession while the stolen gold ornaments and the rest of the cash are yet to be recovered. They were produced before a court on Wednesday and were remanded for two days of police custody.

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The theft took place in the G-section township area on May 12, said police. The accused allegedly broke into five flats and decamped with cash and jewellery.

Jay Krishnan Nair, the company security chief, lodged a complaint with the Hazira police station. Police registered offences under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 380 (theft in dwelling house), 454 (house breaking), 457 (house breaking in night) and 114 (abettor present when offence is committed). The Hazira police were assisted by Ichhapore police, Dumas police and sleuths of the Surat Crime Branch, who jointly worked after recovering CCTV footage of two suspects from a house. Hazira police inspector G S Patel said, “We have arrested and recovered cash Rs 70,000 from them (the accused). The gang entered into the AM/NS township campus after finding a hole at a place in the compound wall. The stolen cash and jewellery were equally distributed among the accused. The jewellery they sold off is yet to be recovered. We are suspecting the involvement of a few others but further revelation will happen only after we interrogate them.”

“Over 20 security staff members are deployed in the company campus at one time and strict checking is done of people entering the campus,” Patel added.

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