10-05-2025
Guest Worker Arrested for Stealing Rs 75 Lakh Gold Bars in Coimbatore
COIMBATORE: RS Puram Investigation Wing police in Coimbatore city arrested a guest worker who was working in gold smithery for stealing 750 grams of gold bars worth Rs 75 lakhs. The arrested person was identified as D
, 23, from Pali district in Rajasthan State.
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He was staying on Subramaniam Road in the Gandhipuram area of Coimbatore city.
Police said B
, 40, from Telungupalayam in Coimbatore city, was running a gold smithery named 'Sri Sha Jewels' on Subramaniam Road at Gandhi Park in Coimbatore city. He used to receive gold ingots from jewellery shops, and his goldsmith teams would make them into gold ornaments. He would supply the gold ornaments to the respective jewellery shops and receive payment.
Sylendra Singh joined the gold smithery six months ago and earned the trust of Selvendran, who trusted the guest worker blindly and gave him the keys to the gold smithery. On Wednesday evening, Selvendran received a 750-gram gold bar from one of his customers. He kept the gold bar worth Rs 75 lakhs in a box and handed the key over to Sylendra Singh. However, Sylendra Singh stole the gold ingots from the box.
The next morning, the smithery owner Selvendran questioned him about the gold ingot, and Sylendra Singh replied that he was not aware of the gold bar as he left all the keys at the shop and someone might have taken the gold bar.
However, Selvendran lodged a complaint with RS Puram Investigation Wing police, who picked up Sylendra Singh for an inquiry. He confessed to the crime, and the police arrested Sylendra Singh on Friday evening. The police also seized the Rs 75 lakh worth gold bar from him. Further investigation is ongoing.
