Malda, Oct. 13 -- A police team of English Bazar Police Station arrested two women in Kolkata for allegedly stealing a gold chain worth Rs 1.72 lakh from a jewellery shop on BS Road in Malda and recovered the stolen 12-gram chain.
The accused, Sonia Yeasmin (38), a resident of Bunarti in North 24-Parganas, and Mumtaz Bibi (52), from Dharmatala in Kolkata, were produced before the Malda district court on Tuesday. Police sought their custody for further investigation.
The incident took place on October 8 at a shop where the accused allegedly entered the shop on the pretext of examining gold ornaments and fled with the chain. CCTV footage from three shops along BS Road helped investigators identify the suspects.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Millennium Post.