Rajkot, Nine persons have been arrested after an employee of a precious metal refinery was shot dead during a robbery in Gujarat’s Rajkot city, where four individuals allegedly looted gold and silver worth around ₹ 1.53 crore, an official said on Thursday.
All the accused, who are now in custody, are from outside the state, and all the stolen property has been recovered, Zone-1 Deputy Commissioner of Police Hetal Patel said. The incident took place when Sardhara came out of the refinery carrying a bag containing gold bars weighing 946 grams, valued at approximately ₹ 1.48 crore, and two kg of refined silver dust powder worth ₹ 4.3 lakh, the FIR said.
“Laljibhai Sardhara , an employee of Tanvi Exports India Ltd, a gold and silver refinery located within the jurisdiction of the Thorala police station, was attacked by four unidentified persons on Wednesday evening,” she told PTI. A case was registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Arms Act and the Gujarat Police Act, and the alleged robbers were subsequently arrested, officials said. The arrested persons originally belong to different parts of Uttar Pradesh, according to Deputy Commissioner of Police Jagdish Bangarwa. “Those involved in the crime were arrested with the help of Rajasthan police,” he added.
