Bengaluru: Two held for burglaries, 82.5 grams gold ornaments recovered
Bengaluru, Sep 24 (PTI) Two men were arrested in connection with a series of house burglaries and 82.5 grams of gold ornaments, valued at Rs 8.25 lakh were recovered, police said on Wednesday.
The matter came to light after a man at Patalamma Layout, Kadugodi lodged a complaint, stating that gold ornaments weighing 27 grams were stolen after some unknown persons broke open the lock of his house on August 24, they said.
The identity of the accused arrested in the cases has not been shared by the police.
During the investigation, police arrested a man in Sorahunase village on September 16, who confessed to the crime and revealed that he had previously committed house burglaries in the same area along with an accomplice, a senior police officer said.
Subsequently, his accomplice was also arrested the same day near his residence in Varthur.
"They further disclosed that the stolen ornaments from this case and earlier burglaries had been handed over to one of their friends. Based on this, on September 17, police recovered a total of 82.5 grams of gold ornaments, valued at Rs 8.25 lakh from the friend's possession. With the arrest of these accused persons, nine burglary cases have been solved," he said.
In another such case, a man was arrested in connection with a house burglary reported in Kodigehalli area here on August 29, police said.
With the arrest of the accused, 58 grams of gold ornaments worth Rs 5.80 lakh were recovered, they added.
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Commission agent's licence suspended in Meerut for storing veggies in toilet
Meerut (UP) (PTI): The market administration in Meerut has suspended the licence of a commission agent or ‘arhtiya’ for storing vegetables inside a defunct toilet at the Mawana Naveen Sabzi Mandi in the city, officials said on Sunday.
The action followed after a video went viral showing vegetables, including tomato, ladyfinger, green chilli, coriander, mint and bottle gourd – packed in polythene bags inside an unused toilet on the market premises.
The secretary of the Mandi committee, Arjun Singh, told PTI that the toilet had been out of use for a long time due to being clogged.
“Abhay Kumar, the proprietor of Pradhan Trading Company, stored leftover vegetables there without permission. Within two hours of receiving information on May 15, a team from the Mandi committee reached the spot, seized about one quintal of vegetables, and buried them in a pit,” Singh said.
A notice was issued to Abhay Kumar, but since no satisfactory response was received, his licence has been suspended, he added.
According to officials, toilets in the market complex meant for use by farmers, commission agents and customers were allegedly being used as storerooms.
Following the incident, SDM Santosh Kumar Singh has sought an explanation from the Mandi committee secretary.
Strict action would be taken against those found guilty after an inquiry report is received, the SDM said.
