Woman Arrested for Stealing Gold Ring from Jewellery Shop in Brahmapur; CCTV Open the Crime Secret
Desk,Odishabarta
Brahmapur, November 2: Badabazar police have cracked a jewellery shop theft case with the arrest of a 32-year-old woman allegedly involved in stealing a gold finger ring from a shop at Sanabazar Chhaka in Brahmapur. CCTV footage played a crucial role in identifying the accused and establishing the sequence of events.
According to police, the incident took place on October 30 at around 3.40 PM when two women entered New Suresh Jewellers, owned by Sunil Kumar Patra, on the pretext of purchasing gold ornaments. While the shop owner was attending to them, one of the women allegedly stealthily took away a gold finger ring and fled along with her associate.
During the investigation, police examined CCTV footage of the incident and recorded statements of witnesses.
The investigation led to the identification and apprehension of a 32-year-old woman residing at Auto Nagar Government Apartment under Badabazar police station limits.
Police said that during interrogation, the accused confessed to her alleged involvement in the theft along with an associate. She was arrested and forwarded to the court with a prayer for 15 days of judicial custody.
A pen drive containing the CCTV footage of the incident, produced by the complainant, was seized during the investigation.
Police are continuing their investigation to trace the second woman involved in the incident and recover the stolen gold ring.
