Archive · 15 Jan 2026
Shaif Ali Irani Acquitted in Gold Chain Loot Case
In Bhopal, a man named Shaif Ali Irani was accused of stealing a gold chain from an elderly woman.
The police caught him and another person using CCTV footage and found part of the gold chain with them.
However, in court, the judge said that since the whole chain was not presented as evidence, they couldn't be sure it was the same one that was stolen.
So, the judge let Shaif Ali Irani go because there wasn't enough proof.
The other person involved was not mentioned in the articles.
Shaif Ali Irani was acquitted in a gold chain loot case due to insufficient evidence.
The incident occurred on November 29, 2020, in Arera Colony, Bhopal.
Two bike-borne youths snatched a 2-tola gold chain from retired principal Sushma Thosar.
Part of the gold chain was recovered from Shaif Ali Irani and Arif Shah alias Goldi.
The court acquitted Shaif Ali Irani because the entire looted chain was not presented as evidence.
- Who
- Shaif Ali Irani, a 20-25-year-old man from the Irani Dera, was acquitted in a gold chain loot case.
- What
- The case involved the snatching of a 2-tola gold chain from retired principal Sushma Thosar.
- When
- The incident occurred on November 29, 2020.
- Where
- The incident took place in Arera Colony, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- The court acquitted Shaif Ali Irani because the prosecution could not produce the entire looted chain as evidence, only a part of it was recovered and presented.
- Accused
- Shaif Ali Irani
- Case Type
- Gold Chain Theft
- Victim
- Sushma Thosar
- Date of Incident
- November 29, 2020
- Location of Incident
- Arera Colony, Bhopal
- Court
- District and Sessions Court, Bhopal
- Judge
- ADJ Sanjay Agrawal
- Evidence
- Part of the looted gold chain