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Bengal police nab two from Jamshedpur in gold trader murder case

  Jamshedpur, Oct 8: In a major breakthrough, the West Bengal Police carried out raids in Jamshedpur and arrested two key suspects…

Bengal police nab two from Jamshedpur in gold trader murder case

 

Jamshedpur, Oct 8: In a major breakthrough, the West Bengal Police carried out raids in Jamshedpur and arrested two key suspects linked to the sensational daylight murder of gold trader Shankar Jana and the looting of 15 kg of gold in Shambhunath Das Lane at Baranagar in Kolkata.

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The accused had posed as customers, attacked Jana inside his jewellery shop, tied him up, looted gold ornaments, and killed him before fleeing.

They used red chilli powder to immobilize him and disabled CCTV cameras to execute the planned heist.

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During interrogation, the arrested men revealed that part of the stolen gold was sent to Jamshedpur. Acting swiftly, police nabbed two individuals — Chandan and Prince — from the Sitaramdera area.

Police sources said the gang had been tracking major gold consignments for weeks, carefully plotting the attack.

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The incident has left the local business community in shock and fear.

Efforts are underway to trace the remaining stolen gold and arrest other gang members still at large.

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