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‘Mastermind' of Rs 1.10cr Delhi burglary held in Balasore
Balasore:
Delhi Police
on Monday arrested a man from Nilagiri area in Balasore district for alleged involvement in the burglary of over Rs 1.10 crore from a builder's residence in the national capital.
The accused, Kashinath Mallik (32), of Bhimei village under Iswarpur police outpost, was nabbed after he fled to Odisha with a substantial share of the stolen cash.
Police sources said Kashinath, who was employed as a cook at the builder's residence, conspired with two other individuals from his village — Ashutosh Mallick (27) and Jagabandhu Mallick (30) — both working as domestic help in the same house. The trio allegedly committed the theft and planned their escape to Odisha with the money.
The case began to unravel when Ashutosh was arrested at Delhi railway station while trying to flee. Shortly after, Jagabandhu was apprehended at Patna bus stand with Rs 45 lakh. Following their interrogation, police found the location of Kashinath's hideout.
A Delhi Police team reached Nilagiri and arrested Kashinath from Bhimei. During the operation, officials recovered Rs 30.5 lakh from him.
IIC of Nilagiri police station, Gobardhan Nayak, said, "Kashinath was the mastermind of the burglary. He orchestrated the entire plan and roped in the two other accused to carry out the theft."
He added that Kasinath was produced before a local court, after which he was taken on transit remand by Delhi Police.
