Pune Police Recover Rs 26.33 Lakh in Jewellery and Cash After 25-Day Hunt Across UP
Reported by Mubarak Ansari
Pune, 13th November 2026: Khadak Police have recovered cash and valuables worth ₹26.33 lakh from Uttar Pradesh after a 25-day investigation into the alleged embezzlement of a bag containing jewellery and ₹28 lakh in cash, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone 1) Krushikesh Rawale said.
According to DCP Rawale, complainant Jitendra Rishikesh Singh had entrusted the bag to his employee, Vishal Satyapal Chauhan, 20, to deposit at an office in Mumbai. Chauhan allegedly got off along the way and fled instead of delivering it. He is from Misa Kalan village in the Awagarh area of Uttar Pradesh’s Etah district.
The investigation indicated that Chauhan’s brother, Binesh Satyapalsingh Chauhan, and associates Vikas Kumar Jadhon, Radheshyam alias Pinku Chauhan and Brijesh Chauhan had allegedly conspired in the offence, DCP Rawale said.
A case was registered at Khadak Police Station under Section 316(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
DCP Rawale said the investigation team travelled more than 10,000 kilometres over 25 days, making three trips to Uttar Pradesh. Officers used technical analysis and information from informants to trace the suspects in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Police received information that the suspects were hiding in Etah, Kasganj and Gautam Buddha Nagar districts and took them into custody with the help of local police. The suspects allegedly confessed to the offence, he said.
During questioning, police recovered two gold biscuits weighing a total of 120 grams and valued at ₹16.80 lakh from Vikas Kumar Jadhon’s house. Officers also traced Binesh Chauhan’s brother-in-law, Brijesh Surendrasingh Chauhan, at Binesh’s in-laws’ home and arrested him for allegedly helping in the offence. Police recovered ₹7 lakh in cash, a gold ring and a silver chain from Brijesh’s house, Rawale said.
The operation was conducted under the guidance of Commissioner of Police Amitesh Kumar, Joint Commissioner of Police Sanjay Darade, Additional Commissioner of Police Rajesh Bansode, DCP Krushikesh Rawale and Assistant Commissioner of Police Sachin Hire of the Faraskhana division.
The investigation team included Senior Police Inspector Dhananjay Pingale, Police Inspector (Crime) Sharmila Sutar and Police Inspector (Crime) Samadhan Pawar, Assistant Police Inspector Prasanna Jarhad, Police Sub-Inspectors Mahendra Kamble and Rahul Makhare, along with police personnel Vinod Shinde, Mayur Bhosale, Hemant Perne, Amit Jamdade, Nilesh Sawale, Vikas Pandule, Saif Nadaf, Umesh Mathpati, Santosh Sawale and Sagar Kudle.
