9 Arrested as Odisha Cops Busts Inter-State Gold Jewellery Theft Gang

Rourkela: Odisha police have busted an inter-state gang, which was duping gullible persons of ir gold in name of cleaning those valuables and arrested nine people.

While investigating a ft complaint lodged on September 19 at Sector-7 police station in Rourkela city, police busted gang and recovered 103 grams of stolen gold, three motorcycles, seven mobile phones, and or materials from accused, a police officer said on Tuesday.

arrested persons belong to Bihar , West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha and are d between 30 and 42 years, he said.

gang members introduced mselves as nts of a well-kwn private company, offering to clean gold ornaments at free of charge, said Brijesh Kumar Rai, DIG of police, Western Range.

While pretending to clean ornaments, accused used to divert attention of house owners and disappeared with gold ornaments, he said.

members of organized crime group were operating in small groups of two persons and staying in a rented house in Gopabandhupali area under Plant Site police station, Rai said.

Since 2021, 27 such cases with same modus of operandi have been reported in Rourkela police district. And above gang was found involved in 21 cases, he said.

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