Archive · 17 Jan 2026
19-Year-Old Arrested for Jewellery Heist in Ahmedabad
A young man named Ashwin Khadiya was caught by the police in Ahmedabad.
He broke into a jewellery store by digging a hole in the back wall.
He took silver jewellery worth Rs 1.75 lakh.
The police found him because of how he did it.
He is a farm worker and only 19 years old.
The police are happy they caught him.
A 19-year-old farm labourer, Ashwin Khadiya, was arrested for breaking into a jewellery store in Ahmedabad.
Khadiya allegedly dug through the rear brick wall of the store to bypass high-tech security and heavy shutters.
He stole silver ornaments valued at Rs 1.75 lakh in the early hours of January 8.
The Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) of Ahmedabad City Police arrested Khadiya.
The police narrowed their focus to settlements near Ramol canal and Jamfalwadi to catch the culprit.
- Who
- Ashwin Khadiya, a 19-year-old farm labourer
- What
- A jewellery heist by breaking through the store's rear brick wall
- When
- Early hours of January 8
- Where
- Sagar Apartment, Ahmedabad
- Why
- To steal silver ornaments worth Rs 1.75 lakh
- Suspect's Name
- Ashwin Khadiya
- Age
- 19
- Occupation
- Farm labourer
- Location of Crime
- Sagar Apartment, Ahmedabad
- Value of Stolen Goods
- Rs 1.75 lakh
- Date of Incident
- January 8
- Arresting Authority
- Detection of Crime Branch (DCB), Ahmedabad City Police