Pune: Manjari police on Wednesday arrested a 41-year-old man from Delhi in connection with a theft that took place at a jewellery shop in Manjari a few months ago.The arrested man allegedly helped thieves hide the gold and silver ornaments that they had stolen by drilling a hole in a wall of the jewellery shop, police said.The arrested man has been identified as Qasim Mohsin Shaikh (41), a resident of Chandni Chowk in Delhi. Earlier, police have already arrested two other suspects in the case. One suspect, a relative of Qasim Shaikh, is still absconding, said the police.A few months ago, a security guard of a nearby residential complex, who lived in a room behind the jewellery shop, and his accomplices allegedly drilled a hole in the shop in a commercial complex on Manjari-Mundhwa Road and stole the ornaments.The police investigation revealed that Shaikh works as a jewellery maker in Chandni Chowk area of Delhi. After the theft, Shaikh’s relative visited him in Delhi and handed over 13kg of silver ornaments to him for safekeeping, police said.Manjari police investigation led the team to Shaikh in Delhi. The team also seized 13kg of silver ornaments from him. He was brought to Pune for further investigation, police said.
