By Special Correspondent
Bhopal: In line with its motto of “Deshbhakti–Jan Seva” (Patriotism–Public Service), the Madhya Pradesh Police have stepped up action against crime across the State, successfully solving several theft cases and recovering stolen property worth more than Rs 37.40 lakh. The recoveries were made during coordinated operations carried out in different districts, reflecting sustained efforts to protect citizens’ faith, religious places and private property.
In Panna district, police cracked a major theft involving cables, wires, PVC pipes and other electrical material stolen from a railway station building at village Phulwari under the Nagod–Khajuraho railway project. Property worth around Rs 20 lakh was recovered following swift action by the Devendranagar police. In Vidisha, the Civil Lines police solved three separate theft cases using informer inputs and technical evidence, arresting two accused and recovering a stolen Bolero pickup vehicle, temple ornaments including a crown and canopy, and electric wires valued at about Rs 9.20 lakh.
Police in Shajapur district solved the theft at the Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple in village Javdi by analysing over 600 CCTV footages and technical evidence with the help of the cyber cell. Three accused were arrested and silver ornaments, cash, a motorcycle and weapons worth Rs 4.20 lakh were seized. In Sehore district, police swiftly cracked a jewellery shop theft, arresting an employee and recovering silver ornaments worth approximately Rs 4 lakh. Citizens have been urged to report suspicious activities to the nearest police station or Dial-112.
