Key accused in Bhogal heist brought to Delhi

The Delhi Police on Wednesday brought Lokesh Srivas, the main accused in the Bhogal jewellery shop burglary case, to the national capital after a Chhattisgarh court granted him transit remand, an officer said. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast) Rajesh Deo said Lokesh Srivas was brought to Delhi on Wednesday on a three-day transit remand. He will be produced before a metropolitan magistrate on Thursday for police custody.
The accused, who was nabbed on Friday morning, allegedly broke into the south Delhi shop on September 24–25, made a hole in the strongroom, and decamped with ornaments worth more than Rs 20 crore as well as Rs 5 lakh in cash. The jewellery shop had several CCTV cameras, but they were damaged, according to the police. The shop owner had closed the showroom, Umrao Singh Jewellers, around 8 pm on September 24, and when he opened it on September 26, he found the shop had been broken into. The shop remains closed on Monday.