Buxar: Police on Friday arrested six people, including a jeweller who allegedly melted stolen ornaments for disposal, and claimed to have cracked two house theft cases reported from Buxar town last month. The thefts took place at two houses on Akaura Path in the Naya bazaar area between Sept 17 and 24, in Town police station area.According to Buxar SDPO Gaurav Pandey, valuables and jewellery were stolen from the two houses. Following complaints from the victims, a special team was constituted on the instructions of SP Shubham Arya to investigate the cases.The team examined CCTV footage from the crime spot and surrounding areas and used scientific methods to identify the suspects. Based on leads gathered during the investigation, police arrested six people. Those arrested were identified as Mohan Ram, Sunny Devol, Mandeep Kumar, Shubham Kumar, Bajrangi Prasad and Harendra Yadav.Police alleged that Bajrangi Prasad, a jeweller, melted down the stolen jewellery for disposal. According to police, the other five accused told investigators during questioning that they had handed over the stolen jewellery to a jeweller.Acting on information provided by the accused, police recovered several items, including an old gas cylinder and brass and bronze utensils. Investigators are trying to establish whether the recovered items are linked to the two theft cases.The operation was carried out by a team comprising SDPO Gaurav Pandey, Town SHO Manoj Kumar and other police personnel.
