LUCKNOW, Aug. 21 -- Police on Thursday arrested four men, including a craftsman, in connection with the theft of gold worth nearly Rs.50 lakh from a jewellery workshop in Chowk area of the Old City earlier this month, officials said.

"Stolen semi-finished ornaments weighing 563.18 grams were recovered from their possession of the accused who were arrested near Hussainabad Inter College following a tip-off," ADCP (west) Dhananjay Singh Kushwaha said.

Those arrested were identified as Anil Chaudhary, 24, of Wazirganj, Yasir Hussain, 27, of Sheesh Mahal, Mohammad Mazhar 30, of Hussainabad, and Umesh Kannaujia, 32, of Madiaon.

According to the ADCP, the main accused, Anil Chaudhary, had been working as a craftsman at the complainant's jewe...