2 burglars held, gold worth Rs 11 lakh recovered

Two persons have been arrested here for allegedly being involved in several burglaries and gold worth Rs 11 lakh was recovered from them, police said today.
Sanjay Gupta and Nishand Mandla were arrested on July 16, Senior Superintendent of Police, Jammu, Atul Goel, told reporters here today.
The duo have been found to be involved in a number of burglaries in Domana and Janipur areas of Jammu, Goel said.
"So far, 400 grams of gold related to six complaints at Bakshi Nagar police station and Rs 2,500 in a complaint registered at Nowabad police station have been recovered at the behest of the duo," the SSP said.

When asked about the modus operandi of the two, who belong to Shakti Nagar area, Goel said: "The duo used to spot and identify locked houses which had easy access and then strike during night."
The officer, meanwhile, dismissed as rumours reports about some outside gangs of burglars operating in the city.
He said the reports about child lifting gangs have also found to be false.
"No such actual case has been reported to the police," Goel said appealing people not to pay heed to such rumours.