Two employees of a jewellery chain have been arrested for stealing ornaments worth over ₹1.5 crore from the stores where they worked. The Barrackpore store is under the Titagarh police station area. Rajeev Ramanan, who worked at the Kankurgachhi store, and Kunal Chakraborty, of the Barrackpore store, have been arrested, said an officer. While Ramanan is accused of stealing 684gm of gold jewellery, worth ₹98 lakh, and Chakraborty allegedly stole 372gm, worth ₹61 lakh, he said. They traced CCTV footage, among other things, to link the alleged theft to the two accused, the sources said.

Source: The Telegraph February 26, 2026 02:44 UTC