Raipur
In a shocking betrayal of trust, a neighbor emerged as the primary accused in a burglary at an empty house in W.R.S. Colony under Khamtarai police station limits. Anti-Crime and Cyber Unit along with Khamtarai police arrested two locals, recovering stolen gold, silver jewelry, and a mobile phone worth around Rs 1 lakh.
Hori Pal, a W.R.S. Colony resident, reported the theft after returning from his ancestral village in Mahasamund on January 20. His neighbor Ravi Swami had alerted him via phone about a broken lock, only for Pal to discover the front door and cupboard locks smashed, with gold-silver ornaments and cash missing from the almirah.[file:1 from prior context, adapted to news] Police registered FIR No. 38/26 under BNS Sections 331(4) and 305 against unidentified thieves.
Under senior officers’ directions, a joint team inspected the scene and quizzed Pal extensively, then neighbors and locals. Ravi Swami’s shifting statements raised suspicions; intense grilling led him to confess plotting the break-in with accomplice Rahul Dhruv. Both were nabbed, with stolen items seized, and charges under BNS Sections 283 and 3(5) added.
Accused profiles
Ravi Swami (30), son of Kumar Swami, resident of Shivnagar, W.R.S. Colony, Khamtarai PS, Raipur – the neighbor who tipped off the victim.
Rahul Dhruv (24), son of Parshuram Dhruv, resident of Shivnagar, W.R.S. Colony, Khamtarai PS, Raipur.
