Editor’s Note
This article reports on the Jharkhand CID’s intensified efforts to combat a recent surge in jewelry store robberies, including a high-level review meeting aimed at accelerating investigations and arrests.
Ranchi: The CID (Criminal Investigation Department) is taking a stern stance on the increasing incidents of robbery and dacoity in jewelry stores across various districts of Jharkhand over the past few months. The DIG CID has called for a crucial review meeting today (Thursday) with the SIT (Special Investigation Team) for the swift detection of cases and the apprehension of criminals in different districts.
The main objective is to review the current investigation status of the jewelry robbery incidents that have occurred in the past few months and to formulate a strategy to reach the criminals. All concerned case IOs (Investigating Officers) have been directed to attend the meeting with updated records related to their respective cases and progress reports to date.
Jewelry shops in Jharkhand are currently in the crosshairs of criminals. In the past seven months, robberies and thefts of jewelry worth approximately 17 crore rupees have occurred at different jewelry stores in 10 districts of the state.
Major incidents in districts like Hazaribagh, Jamtara, Jamshedpur, Bokaro, Palamu, Giridih, Sahebganj, Deoghar, Garhwa, and Ramgarh have created panic among the state’s business community. The continuous occurrences of theft and robbery have left traders in a state of deep insecurity.
The police have taken these incidents seriously and have succeeded in arresting criminals involved in most of the theft and robbery cases. Despite this, the continuous occurrence of major incidents has posed a serious challenge for the police in maintaining law and order.
– December 24, 2025: A robbery was carried out at Balaji Jewelers located at Kayasthapada Chowk in the main market of Jamtara. Four miscreants who arrived on a bike looted jewelry worth lakhs of rupees kept in the shop. When the shop owner, Aman Verma, resisted, the criminals also shot him.
– December 24, 2025: A major theft of about 50 lakh rupees occurred from a jewelry and clothing store in Vishunpura, Garhwa district. The thieves also took the CCTV hard disk with them as they left.
– December 20, 2025: A robbery occurred at a jewelry store in the Bhurkunda police station area of Ramgarh district. Five armed robbers looted gold and silver ornaments and cash worth approximately three crore rupees from the shop and fled.
– November 16, 2025: Armed criminals looted jewelry worth about five crore rupees from shopkeeper Ravindra Kumar of Jai Mata Di Jewelers at Barhi Chowk in Hazaribagh. The incident occurred around 9 PM when he was closing the shop and placing a bag full of jewelry in his car.
– November 1, 2025: Jewelry worth 15 lakh rupees was stolen from a jewelry shop in Sahebganj. This incident occurred just 100 meters away from the Tinpahar police station.
– October 31, 2025: Criminals broke the shutter lock and the shop’s locker of Santosh Jewelers located on Station Road in the Nimiyaghat police station area of Giridih district and took away gold and silver jewelry worth about 15 lakh rupees.
– October 30, 2025: Criminals cut the shutter of Mahalakshmi Jewelers in the Pandu police station area of Palamu district and fled after taking gold and silver ornaments worth about 50 lakh rupees.
– October 25, 2025: Criminals broke into MV Jewelers operating in Bengabad market of Giridih district and fled with jewelry worth 10 lakh rupees, including gold and silver.
– September 7, 2025: Criminals looted jewelry worth three lakh rupees from GC Jewellers, a wholesale gold and silver shop in Satkaudi Nagar, Ramgarh police station area.
– September 3, 2025: Six criminals who arrived in broad daylight at Vardhman Jewelers located on Sonari Dispensary Road in Jamshedpur city fled after taking jewelry worth 36 lakh rupees by pressing pistols to the temples of the employees.
– September 2, 2025: Criminals fled with ornaments and cash worth about 20 lakh rupees from Jyoti Jewelers located near Bank of India in Barkattha, Hazaribagh.
– June 30, 2025: Criminals looted approximately 1.5 crore rupees worth of gold and cash from a jewelry shopkeeper at gunpoint near Birsa Chowk in the Chakulia police station area of Jamshedpur.
– July 26, 2025: Jewelry and cash worth 3.65 lakh rupees were stolen by breaking the shutter of a jewelry shop in Palojori, Deoghar.
– June 23, 2025: Four criminals entered Ashta Jewelers located on Bypass Road in the Chas police station area of Bokaro and looted cash along with jewelry worth five crore rupees.
– June 21, 2025: Targeting a jewelry shop owner at Gandhi Chowk at night, just 150 meters away from Lesliganj police station in Palamu district, thieves fled with jewelry worth 30 lakh rupees.