Jabalpur cops make chain snatcher undergo surgery to recover stolen jewellery
Mumbai, June 29: Moments before the thieves were arrested, one of them swallowed the evidence in a desperate attempt to cover his tracks. An X-ray later revealed that the piece of jewellery was ensconced in his guts.
Police in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur did not go bananas to retrieve a stolen good swallowed by a snatcher and opted for the surgical path to retrieve a traditional gold chain from his stomach.
Two men on a motorcycle snatched a mangalsutra from 70-year-old Kalavati Yadav, who was lying in bed in the courtyard of her house in Defence Colony, on Wednesday at around 4:45 pm.
The police, who were informed about the incident, tracked down the two accused - Suraj Dumar, 20, and Raju Thapa, 25.
But moments before they were arrested, Dumar swallowed the evidence in a desperate attempt to cover his tracks. An X-ray later revealed that the piece of jewellery was ensconced in his guts.
The Mumbai Police were faced with a similar problem in 2016 and they had taken the messier banana route. They force-fed four dozen bananas to the snatcher to recover the stolen gold chain.
They, however, had to wait for at least two days before the chain finally slithered out of the thief’s system.
Police in Jabalpur opted for the surgical procedure on Dumar and recovered the jewellery within five minutes on Thursday.
“We consulted doctors at the Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College in Jabalpur and they assured that the operation would be safe. The endoscopic surgery took five minutes and we had the evidence in our hands,” additional superintendent of police Deepak Shukla said as he displayed the jewellery during a press conference.
He added that Dumar Suraj was fine.
“We are questioning both of them and there is evidence that they were involved in other loots also,” Shukla said.
The district’s superintendent of police Shashikant Shukla has announced a reward of Rs 10,000 to the team that nabbed the accused and recovered the jewellery.
Courtesy: www.hindustantimes.com
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345 Indian fishermen stranded in Iran return home via Armenia
New Delhi (PTI): A group of 345 Indian fishermen, who were stranded in Iran amid escalating regional tensions, returned to India via Armenia on Saturday, officials said.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar thanked his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan for assistance in return of the Indian nationals.
The Indian nationals arrived in Chennai this evening, the officials cited above said.
The circumstances that led to them being stranded in Iran were not immediately known.
"Thank FM @AraratMirzoyan and the Government of Armenia for facilitating the evacuation of Indian fishermen today from Iran, through Armenia to India," Jaishankar said on social media.
Over 1,500 Indian nationals have left Iran through land border crossings in Armenia and Azerbaijan since the start of the West Asia conflict over a month ago.
"A group of Indian fishermen, stranded in Iran, are returning home via Armenia today; their flight is expected to reach India this evening," a government statement said.
It said the Ministry of External Affairs continues to closely monitor the evolving situation in the West Asian region, with the safety, security and welfare of the Indian community being accorded the highest priority.
It also made a mention of five Indians being injured in Abu Dhabi on Friday.
According to Abu Dhabi authorities, the Indian nationals were among the 12 people injured by debris from an intercepted missile.
"In an attack in Abu Dhabi, five Indian nationals were injured; four have been discharged, one remains under treatment," the Indian government's statement said.
It said the Indian mission in Abu Dhabi is extending "full" assistance and coordinating with local authorities, adding that their flight is expected to reach India this evening.
