Overview

• The 36-year-old suspect was apprehended on July 20 in Ooty, concluding a 17-day search that spanned Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
• Delhi Police recovered 100 grams of stolen gold, ₹2.3 lakh in cash and two mobile phones from his possession during the arrest.
• A stock audit earlier in July revealed a shortage of 3,980 grams of gold jewelry at the Vishal Chains showroom in Karol Bagh.
• During interrogation, Manoj Dosand admitted he sold the stolen items to local goldsmiths to fuel a severe online gambling addiction that began around the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
• Authorities are now tracing nearly 3.9 kilograms of remaining jewelry and probing a suspected gold melting racket involving accomplices.