A gold Kalash worth 1 crore was stolen from a religious ceremony of the Jain community in the Red Fort premises of Delhi. This Kalash studded with about 760 grams of gold and 150 grams of diamonds, rubies and emeralds was brought by businessman Sudhir Jain for religious rituals. On September 3, it disappeared from the stage in the crowd. Delhi Police is investigating.
Sudhir Jain had such an expensive Kalash
Sudhir Jain had brought the Kalash. He placed the Kalash at the place of worship. Devotees sat around. Then Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla also arrived to attend the program. The organizers of the program and other people got busy welcoming him. During this time, the attention of the people present on the stage was diverted from the Kalash.
The program will continue till September 9
The program will continue till September 9. Businessman Sudhir Jain used to bring this Kalash every day for religious rituals, but on September 3, during the morning rush of the welcome, it disappeared from the stage. Police have identified a suspect based on CCTV footage and expect an early arrest.
Gold kalash worth 1 crore stolen
Police found out from a PCR call
On September 3, a PCR call was received at PS Kotwali. In the said call, a complaint was lodged about the theft of gold items used in the puja from the ongoing puja festival of Jain community at 15 August Park located near Red Fort. On investigation, it was found that a gold puja kalash weighing one kilogram has been stolen from the stage of the ongoing puja festival. The matter is being investigated. It is expected that the thief will be caught soon.
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Gold kalash worth 1 crore stolen from Red Fort
A gold kalash worth 1 crore was stolen from a religious ceremony of the Jain community in the Red Fort complex of Delhi. This urn studded with about 760 grams of gold and 150 grams of diamonds, rubies and emeralds was brought by businessman Sudhir Jain for religious rituals. On September 3, it disappeared from the stage in the crowd. Delhi Police is busy investigating.
At present, the police have registered a case and started searching for the suspected thief.
A religious program of Jainism was being organized
This incident happened when a religious program related to Jainism was going on in the Red Fort premises. This program started on 28 August and was going to continue till 9 September. A special stage has been built for the program. Only people wearing dhoti-kurta and having permission are allowed to sit on the stage. A businessman named Sudhir Jain was bringing a precious urn from his house for worship every day. According to the police, this urn was made of 760 grams of gold. 150 grams of diamonds, rubies and emeralds were also embedded on it.
Delhi Police says about Gold kalash worth 1 crore stolen
How did the kalash disappear
After some time, when the kalash was looked at again, it was missing. At first people thought that maybe the kalash had got buried somewhere. But when the search started after Om Birla left, it was found that the urn had been stolen. A team led by Kotwali’s ACP Shankar Banerjee has started the investigation. Investigation revealed that a suspicious person was roaming around the venue wearing a dhoti-kurta for several days.
What does Delhi Police say
Delhi Police says about the gold kalash worth 1 crore stolen in that program was being organized at the Red Fort Park which is located at Gate No. 15. The Kalash was stolen during that program. There has been no theft inside the Red Fort. The theft has taken place from the Red Fort Park. Police said that the stolen Kalash was studded with 760 grams of gold, diamonds, rubies and emeralds.
