Port Blair, Aug 28: On 26th August, 2024, a burglary attempt was reported from Raju Jewelry shop in Pathergudda. A criminal case was promptly registered at Pahargaon Police Station and the investigation was entrusted to SI Shivhare.
Under the guidance of Inspector Mohd Elias, SHO of Police Station Pahargaon, an intense analysis of the CCTV footage from the vicinity of the jewelry shop was conducted. Through forward and backward linkage analysis of the footage, a car was identified as being involved in the incident.
Further investigation focused on tracking the movements of this vehicle during the time frame of the burglary attempt. The owner of the car was subsequently interrogated. Utilizing the timeline data from Google Maps of suspect mobile, it was established that the car owner had visited the jewelry shop at the time of the crime, with his movements matching those captured on the CCTV footage.
Upon confrontation with the evidence, the accused Chandan Jesse Toppo S/o Late Daud Toppo (41) yrs R/o Prothrapur confessed to the crime. A hoody, hacksaw blade and other articles used during the attempted burglary which had been hidden by the accused were recovered by the police.
The successful resolution of this case was due to the tireless efforts of the police team, which included SI Shivhare, SI Jeevan, HCs Ravi Limbu, PCs L. Horo, Vinod, Shivkumar and Janaki. The operation was conducted under the guidance of Inspector Mohd Elias, with the supervision of Mr. Vikas Swami, IPS, SDPO SA, and the overall supervision of Mrs. Niharika Bhatt, IPS, SP(D) South Andaman.
General public is hereby requested to install CCTVs and ensure that they are working properly. Further, shopkeepers are encouraged to install shutter siren to dissuade such theft attempts. Further, it is also requested to share information pertaining to any crime or other illegal activities to Police at 100, 112, 03192-250525, 03192-236641. The identity of the informant will be kept secret.
