Overview
- Police arrested eight people and recovered about Rs 1.72 crore in cash, gold and silver after a probe into a missing April 18 air‑cargo parcel bound for Bengaluru.
- Authorities allege the theft used insider access at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport with cleaning, security and cargo staff moving ornaments into a passenger’s bag to remove them from the high‑security zone.
- Investigators say the stolen jewellery was melted or converted into rods and bars and sold through intermediaries and jewellers in Gujarat and Maharashtra to obscure its origin.
- Four accused in the airport case remain absconding and Akasa Air has terminated two employees who were implicated while police continue to trace buyers and other handlers.
- In a separate Angadia consignment case, city police arrested two men and recovered about Rs 80 lakh in valuables while the alleged mastermind and the employee who absconded remain on the run.