Three Arrested with 2.2 Million NPR in Cash for Alleged Jewelry Theft Worth 3.4 Million NPR

Lalitpur police have arrested three individuals along with 2.2 million NPR in cash on charges of stealing gold jewelry valued at approximately 3.4 million NPR. The accused are Sameer Chaudhary from Saptari, Pooja Sharma Joshi from Lalitpur, and Shravan Kumar from Bihar, India. According to Lalitpur SP Gautam Mishra, Sameer is accused of committing the theft, Pooja Joshi is alleged to have sold the stolen jewelry, and Shravan runs a gold shop in New Road, Kathmandu, where he reportedly purchased the stolen items.

On 28th Baishakh, Kathmandu — Three individuals have been apprehended by the Lalitpur District Police with 2.2 million NPR in cash on charges of stealing gold jewelry worth around 3.4 million NPR. The suspects include 24-year-old Sameer Chaudhary from Khadak Municipality-10 in Saptari, 48-year-old Pooja Sharma Joshi from Kupandol, Lalitpur, and 45-year-old Shravan Kumar, originally from Bihar, India, residing in New Road, Kathmandu. The arrests were made by the Lalitpur District Police Office.

SP Gautam Mishra of Lalitpur stated that Chaudhary is the thief, Joshi sold the stolen jewelry, and Shravan owns a gold shop in New Road where he purchased the stolen goods. During the arrest, the police recovered 2.2 million NPR in cash, approximately 80 grams of gold ingots, and various gold items including bangles, rings, necklaces, and pendants. Chaudhary is alleged to have stolen jewelry worth 1.85 million NPR from the room of Minu Jha, residing in Sanepa, and jewelry worth 1.535 million NPR from the room of Babita Chinal Pariyar, also living in the same area.