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New Indian Express
11-05-2025
- New Indian Express
Rajasthan native arrested in Coimbatore for stealing gold bar worth Rs 75 lakh
COIMBATORE: The RS Puram Police arrested a 23-year-old Rajasthan native who was working at a goldsmithery unit at Gandhipark in the city on the charges of stealing a gold bar worth `75 lakh from the unit on May 8. He was remanded in judicial custody on Friday evening. The suspect D Sylendra Singh of Pali district in Rajasthan was staying on Subramaniam road near Gandhipuram. He was working for B Selvendran, a resident of Telungupalayam near Selvapuram, who runs the Sri Sha Jewels goldsmithery unit at Gandhipark. Along with Sylendra Singh, Selvendran engaged a few others for making gold ornaments from gold bars which were received from jewellery owners. Selvandran started trusting Sylendra Singh within six months of joining duty and even gave the smithery unit keys to him. The gold bar given by a jewellery shop owner on Wednesday was kept in a box in the shop. Selvandran assured to return gold ornaments within the next few weeks after making designs as per the request of the jeweller, stated police. On Thursday morning, Selvandran returned to the unit and found that the bar was missing. Subsequently, he questioned Sylendra Singh, but he feigned ignorance and also told Selvandran that someone in the unit could have stolen the gold. Selvandran filed a complaint at RS Puram Police. During the investigation, Sylendra Singh confessed that he had stolen the bar to pay off his debt after selling it. "We have seized the gold bar from him from his room and remanded him in judicial custody by registering a case against him under BNS sections 316 (criminal breach of trust) and 306 (theft by a clerk or servant of the property held an owner/master)," said a police officer of the station.
Time of India
10-05-2025
- Time of India
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. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now 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.
