Dehra Police arrest seven, recover Rs 2 crore in theft case

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Dehra (Kangra), August 6

The Dehra Police have claimed a major breakthrough in a high-profile case involving the alleged misappropriation of cash and valuables worth around ₹2.5 crore, arresting seven accused and recovering property valued at over ₹2 crore.

Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, Superintendent of Police (SP) Sandeep Dhawal said police have recovered ₹90 lakh in cash, 1.324 kg of gold jewellery, diamond and silver ornaments, USD 801, the complainant’s and his wife’s passports, land-related documents, as well as empty bags and briefcases allegedly used to conceal the valuables.

According to the SP, FIR No. 36/2026 was registered at Rakkar Police Station on June 29 following a complaint by Avinash, a resident of Mowa village. The complainant alleged that he had worked as a sales executive in Dubai between 2013 and 2025 and had kept gold and diamond jewellery brought from abroad, along with nearly ₹2.5 crore in cash withdrawn from his bank accounts, at his in-laws’ residence for safekeeping.

He alleged that on March 10, 2026, members of his in-laws’ family shifted the cash, jewellery, passports, land documents and US dollars without his knowledge. He was later informed that unidentified persons had allegedly fled with the valuables.

Considering the seriousness of the allegations, police constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) under the supervision of Additional Superintendent of Police R.P. Jaswal and the SDPO, Jawalamukhi. The investigation involved technical evidence, CCTV footage and human intelligence inputs.

The probe allegedly found several claims made by the complainant’s in-laws to be false, leading to the arrest of seven persons linked to the family. Two more accused from Derabassi in the Chandigarh region were also arrested, while two others are currently on interim bail and are being questioned, the SP said.

Police carried out raids at multiple locations based on disclosures made by the accused, resulting in the recovery of cash, jewellery and other valuables. SP Dhawal said around 50 to 60 per cent of the allegedly misappropriated property has been recovered so far, and efforts are underway to trace the remaining cash and ornaments.

The investigation also revealed that after the complaint was filed, the accused allegedly fabricated a story claiming the valuables had been taken away by the Gujarat Police and other agencies. However, verification with the concerned authorities found no evidence to support those claims, the SP said.

Police are also examining the source of the complainant’s cash and jewellery, including his income tax returns and purchase documents, as part of the ongoing investigation to establish the complete facts of the case.