Ahmedabad jewellery store employee stages 1 kg gold loot, CCTV nails lie

An employee at a jewellery store along with his friends staged a loot of around 1 kg of gold worth ₹85 lakh near Gita mandir area, the police said.

As per Kagdapith Police Inspector S A Patel, Dharam Thakkar, who worked at a jewellery store named Ashrafi in Jamalpur area, headed out on his two-wheeler on June 15 to Manek Chowk to buy gold from a trader.

At 4 pm, he was passing by Arogya Bhavan near Gita Mandir when his vehicle was pushed by two individuals on a bike, causing him to lose control and fall on the ground.

The duo then fled with the bag containing the gold, placed on the front side of Thakkar’s vehicle.

The police formed teams and reached the spot with the complainant. On inquiring from the locals, the police learnt that no such incident had taken place at the spot near Arogya Bhavan, which was mentioned by the complainant.

CCTV footage revealed the true picture. Thakkar was spotted filling petrol at a pump near Gita Mandir, where he was seen handing over the gold to three of his friends.

On questioning, the complainant admitted to staging the robbery.