Crime branch arrested father, son and uncle in the smuggling of 16.59 lakhs in Sardhar, Rajkot. Crime Branch arrests father, son and uncle in smuggling of 16.59 lakhs in Sardhar, Rajkot

The crime branch has solved the theft of 16.59 lakhs by raiding the house of a farmer in KG society in Sardhar village near Rajkot on July 3rd and arrested three accused. It has been revealed that the theft was carried out by Vallabh Solanki, his son and brother living in a rented room in Lothda, Rajkot. Police have seized valuables worth 4.89 lakhs from the accused and Vallabh’s wife has run away with the valuables including gold and are trying to nab her.

On 3.07.2023, Maganbhai Shamjibhai Dhakecha (age 55) residing and working in agriculture at village Sardhar filed a complaint at Ajidem Police Station, in which Maganbhai along with his family locked the deli and went to Dhulshakia village. After returning from Dhulshia, he noticed that the lock of his deli was broken. After this, immediately after going inside, it was noticed that the lock of the door of the room was broken and the goods were found scattered in the iron cupboard kept in the room. The smugglers lodged a complaint of theft of a total of 16,59,500 worth of cash worth 1.47 lakhs in addition to the gold and silver jewelery kept in the cupboard.

While investigating this complaint, the Crime Branch set up a watch on the way from Garbage Sub Station near Ajidem Chowk to Hotel KDM Mukesh Babubhai Solanki (aged 45), Vallabh Babubhai Solanki (aged 65) and his son Jitesh Vallabhbhai Solanki (aged After detaining and interrogating V. 35) of Sardhar village, these three confessed to stealing. In the police interrogation, the accused said that on the day of the theft, they went on a bike and performed Reiki in two closed houses in Sardhar village in the morning. However, guessing that nothing would be found in one house, he decided to target another house and struck at night to steal.

After carrying out the theft, the trio returned to Rajkot and started selling groceries so as not to raise any suspicion. While these three were in the process of selling the stolen property, the police arrested the three and recovered from their possession gold and silver jewellery, cash worth 20,000, mobile phones and a total of Rs. 4,89,500 have been seized while efforts are being made to recover the remaining amount.

The investigation has also revealed that Vallabhbhai Babubhai Solanki is the mastermind behind the theft, who has been booked in the police register for burglary at Junagadh twenty years ago. As Vallabh was in need of money, he along with his son Jitesh and brother Mukesh carried out this theft. The police investigation also revealed that Vallabh, his brother Mukesh and son Jitesh brought all the goods home after carrying out the theft. The police have started an investigation to nab some of the stolen goods Vallabh gave to his wife with which she absconded.