Kolar, 6 April
Andhra Pradesh police cracked a gold heist within three days, recovering 3.5kg of gold worth Rs. 3.5 crore. The stolen gold was recovered from four individuals, including Jayapal, a Congress leader and Municipal Councillor from Robertsonpet, Kolar Gold Field (KGF).

Jayapal, a prominent Congress figure in KGF, had previously served as Chairman of the KGF Urban Development Board and contested in the Assembly elections.

The heist occurred on 2 April when Chetan, a relative of gold merchant Deepak Jain, was transporting gold biscuits from Chennai to KGF.

According to sources in KGF, Deepak Jain, a gold jewellery businessman in KGF, had been sourcing gold from Chennai at cheaper rates and selling it to traders in KGF.

The miscreants intercepted Chetan’s vehicle near Nayakaneri around 8.45pm, threatening him and looting the entire stash of 3.5kg of gold.

Deepak filed a complaint on 3 April, leading to the formation of four special police teams. Police investigated the call details of Mukram Pasha, the driver of the vehicle. The investigation revealed that Mukram had informed Jayapal and others about the gold shipment.

On 5 April, police intercepted an Innova car near Raghavapalli arresting Jayapal, his driver Babu, Mukram, and Shanmugam. Jayapal has confessed to orchestrating the robbery with twelve others from Peranampet, Tamil Nadu.