Looted cash, motorcycle used in crime recovered during late-night raid near Nandan Pahad

Deoghar. Police have solved the robbery case that took place at Shivam Alankar Jewellers located in Buddhasah Lane under Ganesh Market in Nagar police station area. Three accused involved in the incident were arrested and later sent to jail. Police also recovered part of the looted cash, the motorcycle used in the crime and a mobile phone from their possession.According to police, the robbery took place on May 3, 2026 at around 2:30 pm. The criminals allegedly closed the shop shutter, threatened the shop owner with dire consequences and forcibly took the keys of the locker. They then opened the locker and fled with nearly Rs 80,000 in cash.
Following the incident, a case was registered at Nagar police station. Acting on the instructions of senior police officials, a special investigation team was formed to crack the case. After continuous raids and technical investigation, police arrested all three accused from the Nandan Pahad area during a late-night operation on May 6.The arrested accused have been identified as Prashant Kumar Jha, a resident of Jagriti Nagar in Karnibag, Divyansh Ranjan Jha alias Divyansh Jha of Ambey Garden in Bawanbigha, and Saurabh Kumar of Devan Baba Gali in Karnibag area of Deoghar.
During the raid, police recovered Rs 3,100 from Prashant Kumar Jha. From Divyansh Jha, police seized Rs 3,800 in cash along with the red Hero Xtreme motorcycle allegedly used in the robbery. The motorcycle bears registration number JH-09Y-3530. Police also recovered Rs 3,200 and an Oppo Android mobile phone from Saurabh Kumar.The raiding team included Nagar police station in-charge Mukesh Kumar, Mukesh Kumar Tiwari, Ghanshyam Ganzhu, Sumant Prasad, Omprakash Singh and armed police personnel. Further investigation into the case is underway.