Palghar, Nov 18 (PTI) Police cracked a burglary case within 48 hours after thieves struck a jewellery shop in Palghar district of Maharashtra by arresting five Nepalese nationals from the India-Nepal order and Surat, officials said on Tuesday.

Police also recovered stolen property worth Rs 3.28 crore.

Unidentified persons stole 5.42 kg of gold, 40 kg of silver, and Rs 20 lakh cash from a jeweller’s shop in Palghar on November 9 by breaking the common wall of an adjacent shop, a police officer said. Show Full Article

Police scanned footage of CCTV cameras in the area and identified two as watchmen who worked at a local mall, said Superintendent of Police Yatish Deshmukh.

The suspects had travelled to the UP-Nepal border via Gujarat, and were preparing to cross into the Himalayan nation,

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