Overview
- The case surfaced when a relative checked a cupboard and the Class 7 student admitted he had been handing over ornaments to stall operators at Dumri Chauraha over several months.
- An FIR was registered at Rampur Karkhana police station under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Section 305 based on a complaint by the boy’s father, temple priest Vimlesh Mishra.
- SHO Devendra Kumar Singh said two accused, including a woman, have been arrested and have led police to partial recovery of the jewellery.
- One suspect remains absconding as teams overseen by Circle Officer Sunil Reddy conduct raids to trace the person and recover remaining items.
- Investigators are verifying the reported value of roughly ₹85 lakh and examining the complaint’s claims that the vendors threatened the child to keep him quiet.