Overview
- The break-in at DK & Sons' Kapodra polishing unit was discovered Monday morning after the Independence Day–Janmashtami closure.
- Thieves forced entry, reached the upper floors, cut open a heavy metal safe with a gas cutter, and removed the DVR after smashing cameras.
- Losses are estimated at more than ₹25 crore, with the complaint citing ₹25–30 crore in rough and polished diamonds.
- Surat City Crime Branch, local police and forensic experts are reviewing nearby camera feeds and call data records to identify the culprits.
- Officials say the precision points to a professional gang with possible insider knowledge, and investigators believe three to four men carried out the burglary with no arrests yet.