Archive · 16 Aug 2026
Six Arrested, ₹5.5 Crore Gold, Silver Recovered in Ratlam, MP
A jewellery seller named Arpit Choradia was riding a bus home after a work trip.
Some passengers on the bus tried to grab his bag.
When he shouted and tried to stop them, more people joined in and hurt him.
The thieves ran away with the bag, which had jewellery, cash and documents inside.
The police watched more than 300 security camera videos to catch the robbers.
They arrested six people and found the stolen gold and silver jewellery, worth about ₹5.5 crore.
One of the arrested people used to work for the jewellery seller, and another sold tea near his shop.
Two other suspects have not been caught yet.
The police are still investigating.
Police arrested six people in connection with the robbery of jewellery trader Arpit Choradia in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh.
Gold and silver ornaments worth an estimated ₹5.5 crore were recovered, including 238 gold ornaments weighing 4.167 kg and 183 silver ornaments weighing 4.047 kg.
The robbery happened on Aug 13 between 9.15 pm and 9.30 pm near Hanuman Chowki on the Umrathana Phanta route, when passengers assaulted Choradia and fled with his bag.
One accused was an employee of the jewellery trader and another ran a tea stall near his shop.
Police analysed more than 300 CCTV recordings and other technical evidence; Rohit Nayak and Gaurav Gurjar remain absconding.
- Who
- Jeweller Arpit Choradia was the victim; police arrested Rahul Gurjar, Abhijeet alias Abhay Gurjar, Yashwant Gurjar, Rahul alias Veer Gurjar, Ravi alias Babla Gurjar and Mohammad Umar alias Pappu.
- What
- A robbery of a jewellery trader in which gold and silver ornaments worth an estimated ₹5.5 crore were stolen and later recovered by police.
- When
- The robbery occurred on Aug 13 between 9.15 pm and 9.30 pm; the arrests were made on Sunday.
- Where
- Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh; the robbery took place near Hanuman Chowki on the Umrathana Phanta route in the Bilpank area.
- Why
- The accused allegedly targeted Choradia's bag containing jewellery, cash and documents; some of the arrested had connections to the trader, including an employee and a tea stall owner.
- City
- Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh
- Value of Recovered Ornaments
- ₹5.5 crore (estimated)
- Gold Recovered
- 238 ornaments weighing 4.167 kg
- Silver Recovered
- 183 ornaments weighing 4.047 kg
- Robbery Date and Time
- Aug 13, between 9.15 pm and 9.30 pm
- People Arrested
- 6
- Absconding Suspects
- Rohit Nayak and Gaurav Gurjar
- Case Registered Under
- Section 309(6) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)