Aurangabad police recover 400g gold, Rs 6.6 lakh cash stolen in burglary

AURANGABAD: The city police on Monday returned 400 gm of gold and Rs 6.59 lakh cash to a retired civil surgeon and his wife.
The valuables were stolen in a burglary at the couple’s bungalow in Gurusahani Nagar, N-4, Cidco.
The incident took place between December 28 and 30, 2019, when Namdev Kalwale along with his family had gone to Mumbai. A total of 770 gm of gold and Rs 4.75 lakh cash were stolen.
On January 19, Pundaliknagar police nabbed Shankar Jadhav , who has 40 cases registered against him. He confessed of committing the burglary along with Syed Sikandar.
Police recovered 400 gm of gold that was purchased and melted by Jalna based jeweller Anil Shelke, who was arrested.
Assistant inspector Ghanshyam Sonawne said the remaining 370 gm of gold was sold by the accused to jewellers from Nashik and received cash. Using this cash, the accused purchased a car worth Rs 8.50 lakh and deposited over Rs 11 lakh in his friend’s bank account.
Later with the permission from the court, the amount was finally seized and returned to the surgeon.
Aurangabad commissioner of police Chiranjeev Prasad said, “The case involved valuables belonging to an elderly couple. Returning their valuables was more satisfying than detecting the offence itself.”