Overview

• Four men from Valsad were arrested in Umbargaon for the July 23–24 theft of Rs 11.25 lakh from Dandekar College’s treasury, confessing to the crime during interrogation.
• Police recovered Rs 4.05 lakh from the accused following their confession, with the remainder of the stolen cash still under investigation.
• The suspects—two auto-rickshaw drivers, a mason and a fourth individual—are charged under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 305(A) and 331(3)(4) for theft and house trespass.
• In a separate case, a 27-year-old woman was nabbed in Navsari after posing as a man to steal jewellery valued at about Rs 1.5 crore from a relative’s home in Manickpur.
• Authorities report full recovery of all stolen jewellery and continuing forensic and intelligence efforts to trace any accomplices and recover remaining assets.