Rajkot: Two thieves were arrested for theft of electronic goods worth Rs 21.11 lakh from a godown in Daulatpara locality of Junagadh on Thursday.
Police said accused Raju Raipara (28) and Sachin Chaudhary (23), had allegedly stolen air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, ovens and LED TV sets from the godown owned by Raju Vachhani (39).
“Our investigation revealed that Raipara was the watchman of the godown and he plotted the theft in connivance with Chaudhary. The accused had stolen 54 ACs of different brands, 29 refrigerators, five washing machines, trimmers and one oven, all worth Rs 21.11 lakh in the past one year,” said R G Chaudhary, inspector with Junagadh A division police station.
“We have been able to recover 40 ACs, 11 refrigerators, eight washing machines, one TV set, one oven, two outdoor ACs and eight trimmers, all worth Rs 16.46 lakh from the accused,” added Chaudhary.