Siliguri, 06th November: A man who allegedly posed as a respectable gentleman by dressing in a suit and tie to avoid suspicion while committing house burglaries has been arrested by Matigara police. Following his arrest, police solved two burglary cases and recovered 29 grams of melted gold.
According to police sources, gold jewellery worth lakhs of rupees was stolen from a house in the Netaji Pally area of Shivmandir on September 15. Two days later, on September 17, a similar burglary was reported in the Sarada Pally area of Shivmandir, where gold jewellery worth lakhs of rupees was also stolen.
During the investigation, Matigara police gathered information from various sources suggesting that a man already arrested in connection with a burglary case in Banarhat, Jalpaiguri, was also allegedly involved in the two incidents in Shivmandir.
Police subsequently took the accused into custody and brought him to Matigara for interrogation. He has been identified as Raghuveer Prasad Sah (52), a resident of the Matigara area.
During his three-day police remand, officers recovered 9 grams of melted gold from his residence. Further interrogation led to the recovery of another 20 grams, taking the total seizure to 29 grams of melted gold.
According to police, the accused would dress in a suit and tie to appear respectable and avoid attracting suspicion. He allegedly targeted vacant houses to carry out burglaries.
The accused was produced before the Siliguri court on Friday.
