The Commissionerate Police on Sunday claimed to have solved several cases of burglaries in the capital city in the past one year by arresting a high-profile robber.
The accused, identified as Parshuram Giri, used to mostly target locked houses by operating alone. He hails from Baleswar district.
Commissioner of Police Sanjeeb Panda said Giri was arrested during night blocking and checking by police. He is involved in at least 21 cases of burglary including four cases in the Mancheswar police station area in the past one year.
"We have recovered Rs 21-lakh cash, 700 grams of gold ornaments, seven kgs of silver ornaments and two motorcycles from the burglar," said Panda.
According to Panda, Giri used to lead a luxurious lifestyle staying in five-star hotels, including the Taj in Mumbai.
"He had been arrested five times in the past and it is suspected that over 50 cases are registered against him. He used to enter houses by breaking windows and used to switch his phone on flight mode. He would go barefoot while committing the crimes. He used to target houses only after assuming that the houses were locked and nobody was present," said Panda.
According to Panda, Giri had failed in Class-1X. He has a lot of property in Bhubaneswar and his village. Despite this, he was into stealing cash and gold ornaments.
"It has been found out that he only stole cash and ornaments. He did not take electronic gadgets like laptops and mobile phones," Panda added.
