Archive · 6 Jan 2026
Kolkata Police Arrest Gold Heist Accomplice in Dubai Return
A man named Abbas Raja was arrested by Kolkata Police after returning from Dubai.
He was involved in a big gold robbery in Kolkata last year.
Abbas and his friends stole gold worth Rs 3 crore from a jewelry shop.
After the robbery, Abbas went to Dubai to hide.
But when his visa expired, he tried to come back to India, and the police caught him at the airport.
The police think he still has some of the stolen gold, and they are trying to find the rest.
The other people involved in the robbery are also in jail.
Abbas Raja, a hired robber from Uttar Pradesh, was arrested by Kolkata Police after returning from Dubai.
He was involved in a Rs 3 crore gold robbery in the Sinthee area of north Kolkata on October 30, 2023.
Abbas fled to Dubai after the robbery and worked at a gold shop there before returning to India.
Kolkata Police arrested him at Lucknow airport after his tourist visa expired.
Abbas is still in possession of at least 700 grams of the stolen gold, and efforts are underway to recover the remaining stolen gold.
- Who
- Abbas Raja, a hired robber from Uttar Pradesh, along with S.K. Israil, Saidul, and Masum
- What
- A gold robbery worth Rs 3 crore in the Sinthee area of north Kolkata
- When
- The robbery occurred on October 30, 2023
- Where
- The robbery took place in the Sinthee area of north Kolkata, and Abbas was arrested at Lucknow airport
- Why
- Abbas was hired by S.K. Israil to carry out the robbery, and he fled to Dubai to evade arrest
- Accused Name
- Abbas Raja
- Crime
- Gold robbery worth Rs 3 crore
- Location of Crime
- Sinthee area, north Kolkata
- Date of Crime
- October 30, 2023
- Mastermind
- S.K. Israil
- Other Accomplices
- Saidul and Masum
- Stolen Gold Recovered
- Portion recovered, 700 grams still with Abbas
