Kolkata Police have arrested a man in connection with the alleged theft of gemstones worth around Rs 5 lakh from a jewellery store in Behala. The accused was identified as Prabhat Debnath, according to the case details cited in the report.
The arrest relates to the disappearance of valuable stones from the south Kolkata store. Police action in the matter suggests the case has moved beyond an initial complaint and into a formal criminal investigation.
Alongside the gemstone theft case, authorities have also registered a separate matter involving an alleged silver fraud worth Rs 30 lakh. The two cases point to broader concerns around high-value losses in the jewellery trade.
While police have made an arrest in the Behala gemstone case, further details about how the theft was carried out or the status of the missing items were not immediately clear from the available report.
