Indore, Oct 9 (PTI) A Rajasthan-based man allegedly stole valuables of Rs 1.10 crore from his female friend’s house in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore in order to fulfil his ambition of becoming a sarpanch, but landed in police custody, an official said on Friday.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Aman Singh Rathore identified the accused as Gopal Jakhar alias Gopi (25), a resident of Rajasthan’s Jodhpur district.
Jakhar was planning to contest the election for the post of sarpanch and needed money for the purpose, he said.
Between August 10 and September 13, he allegedly stole a 630-gram gold bar, a 40-gram gold chain, Rs 2 lakh in cash and an expensive mobile phone from a cupboard at his female friend’s house in Indore, the DCP said.
After the theft, Jakhar fled and switched off his mobile phone, he said.
Police launched a search operation and later traced him. The stolen valuables were recovered from him, Rathore said, adding that further investigation was on. PTI HWP LAL NP
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