Using same MO lands two diamond thieves in police net

RAJKOT: Following the same modus operandi landed two thieves in the police net as the Local Crime Branch of Bhavnagar cracked the diamond and cash theft case registered in June. Diamonds worth Rs 7.80 lakh and cash was stolen from a diamond polishing unit in Palitana of Bhavnagar district.
Bhavnagar police arrested Raju Thummar (35), a resident of Gadhadka village in Savarkundla taluka of Amreli district and Ramesh Khokhar (58), a resident of Pramukh Sai Society at Yogi Chowk in Surat for carrying out the diamond theft.
Haresh Jadav (35), a resident of Pipardi village had lodged a complaint against unidentified persons after his polishing unit was burgled on the intervening night of 26 and 27 June this year.
The thieves had used a gas cutter to cut open the safe and decamped with diamonds worth Rs 7.80 lakh and Rs 70,000 cash. The thieves had also stolen the CCTV camera and DVR (Digital Video Recorder) to destroy the evidence of the crime.
Police went through the CCTV camera footage of nearby diamond polishing units but didn’t find a clue. “We then zeroed-in on the modus operandi employed to carry out the theft. In the past two such incidents of cutting open the safe to carry out theft, of Rs 22 lakh and Rs 82 lakh respectively, were reported from Surat,” a police official said.
The cops then gathered information about the accused in these two cases, especially those who were out on bail. “We got the name of Raju Thummar and detained him for questioning and later he confessed to the crime and also revealed Ramesh Khokhar’s name. We have also detained Khokhar, further probe is on,” the official added.
Police have recovered a mobile phone and diamond worth Rs 3.90 lakh from the accused.