Darbhanga, July 18: Around 60 per cent of the jewellery stolen from the residence of Murtuza Ali Khan, a Mumbai-based businessman and close relative of late film star Amjad Khan, has been recovered so far. The special team formed for this purpose is continuing raids to retrieve the rest of the valuables.
The police team led by the deputy superintendent of police (DSP), Sadar sub-division of Madhubani, Karam Lal, raided the Maibi village residence of Raju, the prime accused in the case, under Lakhnour police station on Sunday evening and recovered more than three dozens pieces of ornaments of 28 types.
Deputy inspector-general (IG) of police, Darbhanga range, N.H. Khan, said an FIR has been lodged against five persons, including two police officers — Sanjiv Kumar Suman and Vijay Kumar Sinha — other than the chowkidar of Lakhnour police station and Mohammed Farukh and Basir under Lakhnour police station today.
However, the police recovered valuables articles, including diamond-studded pen, watch, bracelet, earrings and some white gold jewellery. The police team also recovered seven items of ornaments when they conducted raids on the residence of Basir, a close associate of Raju, at Rahi Tola of Maibi village under Lukhnour police station today.
The police team was also accompanied by Mumbai-based businessman Murtuza Ali Achhawa and his son Moinuddin Achhwa. They went with the special team of police to the residence of Raju and recovered some ornaments kept inside a heap of cow-dung, while police recovered some jewellery from the residence of Basir at Rahi Tola of Maibi village under Lukhnour police station today.
Achhwa said he had become a “fan of the police” since the police’s efforts helped in recovery of almost 60 per cent of the jewellery stolen in May this year. He added that he expected the remaining jewellery to be recovered soon.
Sources said out of jewellery worth Rs 2 crore stolen, ornaments worth around Rs 1.75 crore had been recovered so far. All the recovered jewellery had been brought to Laheriasarai police station in Darbhanga from where Mumbai police would receive them.
The DSP, Sadar sub-division of Madhubani, told The Telegraph: “The prime accused in the case, Raju, who was being interrogated by Mumbai police, has confessed hiding some jewellery inside a heap of cow-dung. On his tip-off, the police team conducted the raid on Sunday evening. Even today, seven jewellery items have been recovered from the residence of Basir.”
The DIG of police, Darbhanga range, said: “A special police team led by the DSP, Sadar sub-division of Madhubani, was formed on June 8. The team will comprise four more police officers of Darbhanga, including sub-divisional police officer of Biraul Anjani Kumar, station house officer of Benta police station Sanowar Khan station, house officer of Bahadurpur police station and the station house officer of Town police station.
