Overview

• Commissionerate Police arrested 42-year-old Manoj Kumar Singh on August 28 in a case registered at Bharatpur police station after a newlywed couple reported a August 14 break-in at their rented home.
• Investigators recovered roughly 200 grams of gold, Rs 1 lakh in cash, a two-wheeler and an iron rod allegedly used in the burglary, and they traced 82 grams of stolen gold mortgaged at a UNI Gold branch in Nayagarh for Rs 4,73,000.
• Singh was produced in court and sent to judicial custody, and police said they will seek remand for further interrogation and to pursue possible associates.
• Police described a method involving a quick forced entry with an iron rod, the breaking of an almirah, and an exit within about 10 minutes targeting locked rented homes.
• Officials said Singh gives motivational talks on YouTube, shared a clip of his speeches, and alleged links to roughly 10 other pending cases in Bhubaneswar and Nayagarh, with some recovered items returned to the complainant.