19-Year-Old Breaches High-Security Jewelry Shop, Police Stunned by Method

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News18•17-01-2026, 18:30
19-Year-Old Breaches High-Security Jewelry Shop, Police Stunned by Method
- •A 19-year-old, Ashwin Khadia, executed a 'cinematic-style' theft at a high-security jewelry shop in Ahmedabad.
- •The accused bypassed security shutters by making a hole in the shop's brick wall, stealing jewelry worth approximately 1.75 lakh rupees.
- •Crime Branch suspected someone with construction experience due to the method, focusing investigations on labor colonies and CCTV footage.
- •Digital footprints and anticipation of the accused selling stolen goods led police to set a trap.
- •Ashwin Khadia was arrested near Shaktimata Temple in Jamfalwadi, and all stolen jewelry was recovered.
Why It Matters: A 19-year-old's unique method of theft at a high-security jewelry shop in Ahmedabad stunned police.
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