Hazaribag: Police have arrested five people, including the alleged gang leader, in connection with a Sept 25-26 jewellery shop robbery under Chauparan police station in Hazaribag, officials said on Thursday.SP Aman Kumar said the accused were arrested in Gorhar police station area following a tip-off. In the Sept incident, armed persons had allegedly held family members hostage and looted gold and silver ornaments from the shop.Police recovered 48.26 grams of gold and 4.051 kg of silver ornaments, together worth about Rs 16 lakh, from a jewellery shop in Dhanbad. They also seized a country-made pistol, a live cartridge, a knife, two motorcycles and other items.According to police, the accused confessed to conducting reconnaissance and carrying out robberies targeting shops in Hazaribag, Giridih and Jamshedpur districts. Their suspected involvement in robberies in Bagodar on Sept 10 and Chandil on Oct 9 is also being investigated.The accused were identified as Mohiuddin Ansari (53), Gulzar Ansari (40), Saddam Ansari (30), Sobrati Ansari (56) and Sheikh Jameel (41). Four are from Dhanbad and Bokaro districts, while Jameel is from Nawadih in Bokaro district.
