Three interstate thieves held by Kalaburagi police; jewelry, cash worth Rs 3 crore seized
Kalaburagi: The city police have arrested three interstate thieves, who were allegedly involved in robbery of jewelry worth approximately Rs 3 crore from a jewelry store in Saraf Bazaar area, City Police Commissioner Dr. Sharanappa SD has said.
The senior officer told reporters at his office that the investigation team has also seized 2.865 kg gold and cash worth Rs 4.8 lakh from the arrested men.
The arrested men are identified as Ayodhya Prasad Chauhan (48), a resident of an area within the jurisdiction limits of Gopal Nagar Police Station in West Bengal, Farooq Ahmed Malik (40), a jeweler living within the jurisdiction limits of Dadpur Police Station in West Bengal, and Sohail Sheikh also called Badshah (30), who is a tailor from Mumbai, the Commissioner has said.
Malik had allegedly stolen jewelry worth approximately Rs 3 crore from a store in the city on July 11. The five police teams formed to investigate the incident held operations in West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Telangana successfully probed the case and found Malik, Dr. Sharanappa has said, adding that the police also arrested two other suspects in earlier robbery cases and seized the gold and cash the duo had stolen.
The investigation team included Chowk Police Inspector Raghavendra, Brahmapura Inspector Somalinga, police personnel Shivananda Walikar and Bande Nawaz, the senior officer said.
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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.
