A jeweller’s employee had arrived at Kheda station from Kolkata with 2.9k of gold
Members of the police teams who nabbed the accused Members of the police teams who nabbed the accused Ahmedabad: A dramatic chase and a police inspector holding onto to robbers’ car despite being dragged 500m, led to the recovery of stolen gold worth Rs 4 crore within hours of a brazen heist at Kheda railway station on Saturday evening. In a swift joint operation, Ahmedabad Rural police and Western Railway Government Railway Police (GRP) tracked down four accused, recovered the entire 2.9kg gold haul and seized the vehicles used in the crime. Ahmedabad Rural police received the alert around 7.30pm and began mapping possible escape routes.
Jat said the breakthrough was possible due to swift coordination between Kheda GRP, Ahmedabad Rural police, the Local Crime Branch and Viramgam Town police, which enabled investigators to crack the case and recover the stolen gold within hours of the robbery. Armed with the location of the fleeing vehicle, police launched another interception attempt near Viramgam. Kheda GRP immediately scanned CCTV footage and flashed details of the vehicle and its occupants through the state police control room. Investigators traced the vehicle’s registration to Banaskantha, while analysis of mobile phone subscriber detail records pointed towards links in the same district. As officers pieced together the suspects’ movements, they learnt through their informer network that the hatchback carrying the stolen gold was being shadowed by another car without a registration plate. Acting on the tip-off, Ahmedabad Rural LCB and Viramgam Town police erected barricades using heavy vehicles on likely routes towards Sachana and Viramgam. But the chase soon took a dramatic turn. As officers moved in, the accused rammed the vehicle into the official car of PI S A Gadhvi and then tried to escape by driving in reverse. One accused attempted to escape through nearby fields, but police quickly sealed off the area and arrested him.