Four arrested for stealing valuables worth Rs 2 crore after allegedly poisoning woman in Meerut

Meerut (UP), Oct 29 (PTI) Four persons have been arrested for allegedly stealing valuables worth around Rs 2 crore from a house in Meerut after a domestic help allegedly administered a poisonous substance to her employer’s mother, leaving her unconscious, police said on Thursday.

     Police have recovered jewellery, antique metal currency, Indian and foreign coins, and cash from the accused, claiming that the entire stolen property has been recovered.

     Senior Superintendent of Police BBGTS Murthy said Ashutosh Bhalla, a resident of Defence Colony, lodged a complaint on October 26, alleging that a woman employed at his house had given a poisonous substance to his mother, rendering her unconscious, and stolen valuables from the house.

     A case was registered at Ganganagar police station under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, he said.

     A joint team of Ganganagar police arrested Jitendra Kumar, Roshni Oraon, Manish Kumar alias Mannu and Meenu on Wednesday night, the SSP said.

     The recovered items include jewellery made of yellow and white metals, 32 small and large white-metal coins, 111 old Indian and foreign coins, and eight antique metal currency pieces.

     Police also recovered Rs 3.50 lakh in cash and 12 old Rs 500 currency notes, Murthy said.

     The estimated value of the recovered jewellery and coins is around Rs 2 crore, police said, adding that the entire stolen property had been recovered.

     According to police, Jitendra Kumar is a resident of the Sardhana area of Meerut district, Roshni Oraon hails from West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district, Manish Kumar is from the Deoband area of Saharanpur district, and Meenu is a resident of Karnal district in Haryana.

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