Thu, 20 Aug, 2026, 05:05 pm
Thieves get locked inside Gujarat jeweller’s shop after locals shut shutters, call 112 for help
Reported by The Times of India
SURAT: In a bizarre turn of events, two men allegedly attempting to burglarise a jewellery shop in Sanjan, Valsad, ended up calling the police themselves after residents locked them inside the shop.
The duo were rescued by a 112 response team in the early hours of Wednesday and arrested later.
The accused were identified as Dinesh alias Chandrashankar alias Santosh Sonkar (32), currently living in Boisar East, and Vipin alias Gaurav Pathak (27), a resident of Nalasopara East.
Both are from Palghar district in Maharashtra and natives of Uttar Pradesh, police said.
According to the investigation, the duo travelled by train from Palghar to Umargam before reaching the market area in Sanjan, where they allegedly targeted B J Jewellers.