India, Oct. 5 -- Police arrested two brothers in West Bengal on Sunday for allegedly misappropriating 1,430 grams of gold and diamonds entrusted to them by a Delhi jeweller after nearly 15 years. The accused, Pintu Koley (47) and Mintu Koley (46), were arrested from Hooghly during the intervening night of October 1 and 2, they said.

The brothers, trained jewellery makers and designers, were booked in connection with an FIR registered at Kotwali police station in 2011. Police said the accused acquired expertise in jewellery designing while working with various jewellers in Delhi. They allegedly took advantage of the trust placed in them and misappropriated substantial quantities of gold and diamonds given to them for making jewellery.

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