Mumbai Police Crack ₹1.91 Crore Diamond Burglary; Fraud Suspects Still at Large
Two suspects are in custody for the Bandra West factory heist, while a manhunt continues for brothers accused of defrauding merchants at the Bharat Diamond Bourse.
- Arya Nag and Ravindra Gupta were arrested for the March 10 burglary at a Bandra West diamond factory, with stolen goods worth ₹1.91 crore recovered.
- The suspects disabled CCTV cameras before stealing 2,786.615 carats of jewellery; Nag is a repeat offender with 20 prior cases in multiple states.
- Bandra police formed seven teams and analyzed 500 CCTV clips to trace and apprehend the suspects, who are in custody until March 25.
- Separately, Chirag and Yogesh Viradia are accused of defrauding diamond merchant Pritesh Shah of ₹1.56 crore using handwritten 'jhangad receipts' and remain absconding.
- Authorities believe the Viradia brothers may have used similar fraudulent schemes to target other merchants and are actively investigating.
Free Press Journal 
Hindustan Times 
