Five people have been arrested on suspicion of stealing gold jewellery, a laptop and cash worth Rs 8,476,700 from a house in Lokanthali, Madhyapur Thimi Municipality-1, Bhaktapur, on Asoj 18. A team from the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office made the arrests at various locations in Kathmandu, with police saying the suspects were involved in the theft and in buying and selling the stolen gold jewellery.
Arrests made in Kathmandu
The arrests followed the theft from a house in Lokanthali, where the stolen property was valued at a total of Rs 8,476,700. The reported items included gold jewellery, a laptop and cash. The available reports do not provide a separate valuation for each category of property, so the total value refers to the combined loss reported in connection with the case.
The five suspects were detained at different locations in Kathmandu by a team from the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office. Police suspect that those arrested had roles linked to both the theft and the subsequent trade in the gold jewellery. The reports do not identify the suspects or specify which person is alleged to have carried out each part of the operation.
The date of the theft was reported as Asoj 18. The reports identify the location as a house in Lokanthali, within Madhyapur Thimi Municipality-1 of Bhaktapur district. They do not provide further details about how the house was entered, when the property was discovered missing or whether anyone was present at the time of the incident.
Police suspect involvement in gold trade
The investigation is not limited to the alleged removal of property from the house. According to the crime investigation office, the suspects are also suspected of being involved in buying and selling the stolen gold jewellery. That alleged connection places the handling of the jewellery after the theft within the scope of the case, alongside the suspected theft itself.
The reports do not state whether police recovered any of the jewellery, the laptop or the cash during the arrests. They also do not give details about the route through which the jewellery may have been bought or sold, or whether investigators have identified other people connected to the suspected transactions. Those details have not been included in the information made available about the arrests.
The reported value of Rs 8,476,700 covers the jewellery, laptop and cash said to have been taken from the house. The figure indicates the scale of the reported loss, but the reports do not break down how much of it was attributed to the gold jewellery, the laptop or the cash. Nor do they provide information about whether the value was assessed by the property owner or through a separate police estimate.
The arrests are allegations under investigation, not a finding of guilt. Police have described the five people as suspects and said they were involved in the theft and the trade in the jewellery. The reports do not provide further information about the next steps in the case, including any court proceedings or the status of property recovery.
