Overview
- The November 9 break-in used a hole cut through a shared wall to loot 5.42 kg of gold, 40 kg of silver and Rs 20 lakh from a Palghar shop.
- Police say the case was cracked within 48 hours after CCTV review identified two suspects working as watchmen linked to a local mall.
- Four accused were detained on November 11 at the India–Nepal border with help from security personnel, and a fifth was arrested in Surat.
- Recovered property totals Rs 3.28 crore, including about 2.26 kg of gold, 41.42 kg of silver and Rs 4.94 lakh in cash, according to officials.
- Investigators describe the arrested men as Nepal nationals who had worked as watchmen in Palghar, while a separate knifepoint robbery of a housewife in Sativali remains under probe with CCTV checks ongoing.