Cops also recovered about 1.5 kg of melted down gold which was intended for sale in Gujarat
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KOCHI: After a month, the city police picked up the key accused who was involved in a major heist at Aiswarya Jewellers in Eloor, in which burglars reportedly decamped with 3 kg of gold and 25 kg of silver worth around `1.5 crore in the early hours of November 15. Sheikh Baboo Adiblar, 37, a resident of Gujarat, was arrested while attempting to cross Indo-Bangladesh border at Petrapole in West Bengal, said police.
The police recovered about 1.5 kg of melted down gold which was intended to be sold in jewellery shops in Surat, Gujarat. A probe initiated with the assistance of cyber cell helped the special squad to track the culprits. The police identified the accused in Surat and a team under M Manoj, Inspector of Police, Eloor, went to Gujarat and conducted the investigation. A four-member gang committed the theft.