Pune Police have arrested four people in an alleged courier theft involving ₹28 lakh in cash and gold and silver articles, recovering property worth ₹26.33 lakh after a 25-day investigation that covered more than 10,000 kilometres across Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
The incident was reported on October 30 after a 20-year-old courier company employee, identified as Vishal Satyapal Chauhan, allegedly disappeared with a bag entrusted to him for delivery to the company’s Mumbai office. The bag contained cash and jewellery, according to the report. A case was registered at Khadak police station in Pune.
Police said the investigation indicated the involvement of three other people: Chauhan’s brother Binesh Satyapalsingh Chauhan, his friend Vikas Kumar Jadhon, and his brother-in-law Brijesh Surendrasingh Chauhan. The report also names Radheshyam alias Piku Chauhan as an accused in the case. Police allege that the employee planned the theft with the assistance of relatives and associates.
The search operation relied on technical investigation and information from informants. Police teams travelled more than 10,000 kilometres during the 25-day operation and visited Uttar Pradesh three times while tracing the accused, according to the report.
The investigation extended to Etah, Kasganj and Gautam Buddh Nagar districts in Uttar Pradesh and Dehradun in Uttarakhand. With assistance from local police, Pune Police arrested all four accused, the report said.
Searches of the accused persons’ homes led to the recovery of a substantial portion of the reported property. Police seized two gold biscuits weighing 120 grams and valued at ₹16.80 lakh from Vikas Jadhon’s residence. From Brijesh Chauhan’s house, officers recovered ₹7 lakh in cash, a gold ring and a silver chain.
The total value of the recovered property was reported at ₹26.33 lakh. The accused have been booked under Section 316(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for alleged criminal breach of trust and misappropriation of property. The investigation and legal proceedings will determine the full sequence of events and the individual roles of those arrested.
