Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (JD)
Udupi, Sep 20: In a major breakthrough, Udupi police have arrested five interstate accused in connection with the sensational jewellery shop theft that took place in the city.
The arrested have been identified as Shubham Tanaji Sathe (25), Praveen Appa Sathe (23), Nilesh Bapu Kasturi (19), Sagar Dattatreya Kandgale (32), and Bagav Rohit Shrimant (25), all residents of Solapur district, Maharashtra.
The case was registered after complainant Vaibhav Mohan Ghatge of Vadiraj Road, Udupi, reported on September 9, 2025, that his jewellery shop had been broken into the previous night. The culprits had opened the shutter lock using duplicate keys and made away with gold ornaments worth about Rs 95.71 lac from a refinery machine inside the shop.
Acting swiftly under the leadership of police inspector Manjunath V Badiger, a special team of Udupi police personnel, with support from Akluj police of Maharashtra, apprehended the five accused from Nimgav, Malshiras Taluk, Solapur district, on September 12.
During the operation, police seized a large portion of the stolen property, which included 748.8 grams of gold ornaments valued at Rs 74.88 lac, 4.445 kg of silver worth Rs 3.6 lac, Rs 5 lac in cash, and a Maruti Swift car valued at Rs 4 lac that was used in committing the crime. The total value of the recovered property stands at Rs 87.48 lac.