Overview

• Police located and retrieved 295 of Chowdhury’s awards from a suspect within two days of the Hindmotor break-in.
• Chandannagar and Serampore police arrested an individual after questioning multiple persons and following leads from detained suspects.
• A CID team visited the ancestral house to collect CCTV footage and lift fingerprints as part of a detailed forensic probe.
• Chowdhury confirmed her original Padma Shri remains secure in her Kolkata residence but a smaller commemorative brooch is still unaccounted.
• The latest theft highlights recurring security failures at the Hindmotor property following earlier burglaries and the withdrawal of a police picket.