Print Date: October 13, 2026 ||
Publish Date: October 13, 2026
Three arrested over gold theft at Ramna Kali Temple in Dhaka
Md. Palash Tushar Pathan, Reporter ||
Dhaka
Metropolitan Police (DMP) have solved a gold theft case at the historic Ramna
Kali Temple in the capital’s Shahbagh area, arresting three people, including a
couple accused of carrying out the theft and a jewellery shop owner accused of
buying the stolen gold.The
arrests and recovery of stolen gold ornaments were announced in a press release
issued by the DMP on Tuesday.The
accused have been identified as Lipi Karmakar, 29, her husband Arnab Roy Dipto,
30, and Md Muhin, 37, the owner of a jewellery shop who allegedly purchased the
stolen gold.According
to Shahbagh Police Station, a group of thieves entered the temple and stole
approximately six annas of gold, worth around Tk 80,000, sometime between
8:45am and 4pm on October 7.Treating
the incident as a priority, police visited the scene, collected CCTV footage
from nearby areas and launched an investigation using information technology to
identify those involved.As
part of the investigation, police arrested Lipi Karmakar and Arnab Roy Dipto
from the Dobadia area under Uttarkhan Police Station at around 11:30am on
October 11. Their identities were established through CCTV footage analysis and
technological assistance, police said.Based
on information provided by the two suspects, police later raided Sadia
Jewellers in the Dakhshinkhan area.The
shop owner, Md Muhin, was arrested at around 3pm on October 12 on suspicion of
purchasing the stolen gold. Police also recovered two annas, one rati and four
points of gold from his shop.Police
said Lipi Karmakar and Arnab Roy Dipto were produced before a court, where they
voluntarily confessed to their involvement in the theft in statements recorded
under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.Legal
action has been taken against the accused. Police said the investigation was
continuing to determine whether any other individuals or groups were involved
and to recover the remaining stolen gold.
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