Man on run for over a yr held from Guj in theft case

A man, who had been on the run since over a year for allegedly stealing ornaments and cash collectively worth Rs 58 lakh from a senior citizen's house in Malabar Hill here, has been arrested from Gujarat, police said today.
The accused, Radheshyam Mandal, who worked as a domestic servant at the victim's place, was on the run since the last sixteen months and was arrested from Surat in Gujarat, they said.
"Police recovered all the stolen valuables from a farm of his native place in Durgipatti village in Khutauna district of Bihar," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone-2) Dnyaneshwar Chavan said.

Mandal had burrowed a pit at a farm and hidden the stolen ornaments in it. He also planted a sapling there to mark the spot, an official said.
"The incident had taken place in September 2015. Mandal used to work as a servant at the residence of the victim, Laju Godhwani (72), who stays in a lavish apartment on Nepeansea Raod in Malabar Hill area. He stole Rs 4 lakh cash and ornaments worth Rs 54.25 lakh from there," police said.
Godhwani had lodged a complaint against him and he had gone absconding following the theft.

"During the investigation, it came to light that he had fled to Nepal to evade arrest," official said.

Malbar Hill police who ware chasing him, had gone to his village in Bihar. "They found that he had deposited Rs 2 lakh in his brother Jayram's bank account," police said.
Police arrested Jayram in this case and after the trial he was convicted by a court.
A few days back, police received information that Radheshyam was working with one of his relatives in Gujarat. Police formed a team and he was nabbed following a raid.
"During his interrogation, Radheshyam confessed to his crime and showed a place where the valuables were hidden at his farm in Bihar," DCP Chavan said.

Further investigation is on.