Overview

• Adarsh Singh Behda of Jaunpur and Suraj Seth of Varanasi were arrested near the Gambhirpur toll plaza in Azamgarh, according to the UP Special Task Force.
• Officials recovered ₹20 lakh in cash, multiple diamond rings, a gold ring, a diamond necklace, two phones, and a new Royal Enfield motorcycle allegedly bought with the loot, described as worth over ₹1 crore.
• The arrests relate to the August 3 daylight robbery at Sohan Gold and Diamonds in Hooghly, where six armed men stole about five to six kilograms of jewellery valued at roughly ₹7 crore.
• Investigators say the gang fled Kolkata toward Ranchi and then Varanasi, divided the booty, and sold portions through contacts for lakhs of rupees.
• Behda is described by police as a habitual offender with prior cases for violent crimes, while a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Arms Act is registered at Dankuni and efforts to trace other suspects continue.