A team of Nagpur Police led by Zone V DCP Neelotpal, on Wednesday, recovered gold and silver ornaments worth ₹6, 38,000 in gold shop robbery case, which happened a month ago in Jaripatka, Nagpur.
On 5 July, three masked men robbed jeweller Ashish Naware at his shop Anvi Jewellers in Nagsen Nagar of Jaripatka area, in Nagpur.
Meanwhile, the fourth companion was waiting outside the shop, the shutter, of which the robbers shut from inside.
The robbers tied the 35-year-old Naware and taped his mouth before fleeing the scene.
DCP Neelotpals team rushed to the spot and started their investigation.
As per officials, the accused Govind Harishchandra Pande, was constantly being chased by Nagpur Police in different states such as Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
When 27-year-old Pande ran out of money while he was on the run, he himself came to the court and surrendered seven days ago.
The officers then took him in police custody; he was interrogated at Jaripatka Police Station.
Reportedly, during his interrogation, Pande revealed that he had hid the stolen gold and silver ornaments in a steel box, which he had buried behind his house in Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh.
A team of officers went to Pratapgarh and recovered the stolen gold and silver ornaments.
According to officers, 153 gram of gold worth ₹6,09,000 and 480 gram of silver valued at ₹29,000 was found in the steel box.
Till date, cops have recovered 164 grams gold, 1.3 kg silver and one Samsung mobile phone in the case.
When the four accused fled the scene after robbing Naware, their actions were recorded on the CCTV camera, which helped DCP Neelotpal and this squad to track them.
According to officials, the accused stole 300 grams gold worth Rs ₹12,00,000 along with silver ornaments valued at ₹5,00,000.
They also took ₹3,50,000 cash and a Samsung mobile phone worth ₹20,000 from Naware.
The men had been booked under sections 452, 394, 397 and 34 of the IPC and sections 3 and 25 of the Arms Act.