Ahmedabad Crime Branch Arrests Two Men, Apprehends Juvenile in Burglary Case; ₹14.35 Lakh Recovered

The burglary involved the theft of gold and silver jewellery and cash valued at ₹19.10 lakh. The recovery was made within days of the incident, according to the police.

The theft took place between 11 p.m. on October 18 and 3 a.m. on October 19, when the accused allegedly broke the lock of the complainant’s house and stole jewellery and cash worth ₹19,10,850. A case was subsequently registered at Narol police station.

Stolen Jewellery, Cash and Vehicles Recovered

According to the Crime Branch, a team conducting patrols to detect property-related offences received information on October 24 that led to the arrest of Mohammed Sohel, alias Sahil and Pagal, also known as Mohammed Shakeel Rajput, 22, and Mohammed Rehman, alias Shah Rukh and Mau, also known as Mohammed Parvez Sheikh, 20. A juvenile was also apprehended.

The police recovered gold, silver and other metal jewellery valued at ₹13,02,800, along with ₹22,770 in cash. A two-wheeler worth ₹50,000 and two mobile phones valued at ₹60,000 were also seized.

Investigators additionally recovered 14 bills relating to gold and silver jewellery, a screwdriver, an Aadhaar card, a PAN card and a driving licence.

The total value of the recovered property was estimated at ₹14,35,570.

The accused were detained under Section 35(1)(e) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, and handed over to Narol police station for further legal proceedings, the Crime Branch said.

Police Cite Previous Cases Against Accused

Sohel, who resides in Ahmedabad’s Bapunagar area and originally hails from Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh, has several previous cases registered against him, police said.

These include five cases registered at Nikol police station between 2024 and 2025 and another case at Vatva police station in 2025. He is also wanted in a theft case registered at Vatva GIDC police station in 2026 under Sections 331(4) and 305(a) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

Rehman, a resident of Bapunagar originally from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, has a case registered against him at Odhav police station under Section 303(2) of the BNS.

Police also said he had been apprehended in a mobile phone snatching case registered at Ramol police station and in assault cases at Bapunagar and Gomtipur police stations.

He is further wanted in an assault-related case registered at Amraiwadi police station under Sections 118(1) and 54 of the BNS and Section 135 of the Gujarat Police Act.

The juvenile also has a previous case registered at Bapunagar police station in 2024 under provisions of the BNS and the Gujarat Police Act.

Further legal proceedings in the burglary case are underway.