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BSF Constable in Delhi Jewel Heist Held as Police Recover Half the Loot, Probe Continues

Police traced the 22-year-old from Delhi to Shivpuri using CCTV footage, call records, IPDR data, NATGRID queries

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The National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) database scanning revealed that the suspect was a BSF constable. (File photo)
He stole four gold bracelets before fleeing on foot.
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Overview

  • Gaurav Yadav remains in Delhi Police custody under a Farsh Bazar Police Station FIR for armed robbery registered under Section 309(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
  • Investigators have recovered two of the four gold bracelets stolen on June 19 and traced ₹2 lakh from the sale of the other two to Yadav’s bank account
  • Police used CCTV footage, call detail records, IPDR data, NATGRID queries to pinpoint the BSF constable to his native village in Shivpuri for arrest
  • Yadav allegedly planned the broad-daylight heist after online gambling losses, acquiring a toy pistol and drawing inspiration from crime shows
  • Further forensic verification of recovered items, ongoing interrogation, tracing of financial records aim to establish the full scope of the offence