Suspect in two Bihar jewellery store heists killed in encounter
The suspect was allegedly involved in a Rs 10 crore heist in a Tanishq jewellery showroom in Ara earlier this month. Police were allegedly acting on intelligence reports of a ‘major criminal activity’ in the area.
The suspect, identified as Chunmun Jha, was allegedly involved in a heist at a store in Bihar’s Ara on March 10. A 25-year-old allegedly involved in a recent robbery at a Tanishq jewellery showroom in Ara was killed in an encounter with Bihar Police’s Special Task Force near near the Thalha canal in Araria Friday, police said.
The suspect, Chunmun Jha, was allegedly involved in a heist at a jewellery store in Bihar’s Ara on March 10. In the incident, six men who entered a jewellery shop posing as customers robbed the shop of `10 crore.
According to the police, the STF received intelligence reports of a gang of criminals planning a major crime.
“Acting on this information, the district police and STF launched a raid. Upon noticing the STF, criminals attempted to flee and opened fire on the police. In the ensuing exchange of gunfire, Chunmun Jha was shot and was pronounced dead shortly after arrival at the hospital,” Araria SP Anjani Kumar said, adding that efforts are ongoing to apprehend the rest.
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