{"id":128154,"date":"2024-09-27T20:42:04","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T15:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=128154"},"modified":"2024-09-27T20:42:04","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T15:12:04","slug":"five-arrested-in-shocking-rs-2-5-crore-refinery-heist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/?p=128154","title":{"rendered":"Five Arrested in Shocking Rs 2.5 Crore Refinery Heist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-128036\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/New-Logo-Smal-3.jpg?resize=198%2C55&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"55\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">I<\/span>n a significant breakthrough, <a href=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/?p=69650\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chirang Police<\/a> have apprehended five individuals from Madhya Pradesh in connection with the largest burglary ever reported in the Bongaigaon Refinery Township of Dhaligaon. The suspects, all residents of Dhar district, have been identified as Guddu Mahoniya (30), Patal Singh (33), Gangu (29), Chhotu (29), and Ganpat alias Ganesh (39).<\/span><\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_128156\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-128156\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/Five Arrested in Shocking Rs 2.5 Crore Refinery Heist\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-128156 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/66f6bd9d9fc84-assam-chirang-police-nabs-five-in-rs-25-crore-refinery-heist-271348761-16x9-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Five Arrested in Shocking Rs 2.5 Crore Refinery Heist\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/66f6bd9d9fc84-assam-chirang-police-nabs-five-in-rs-25-crore-refinery-heist-271348761-16x9-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/66f6bd9d9fc84-assam-chirang-police-nabs-five-in-rs-25-crore-refinery-heist-271348761-16x9-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/66f6bd9d9fc84-assam-chirang-police-nabs-five-in-rs-25-crore-refinery-heist-271348761-16x9-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/66f6bd9d9fc84-assam-chirang-police-nabs-five-in-rs-25-crore-refinery-heist-271348761-16x9-1.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/66f6bd9d9fc84-assam-chirang-police-nabs-five-in-rs-25-crore-refinery-heist-271348761-16x9-1.jpg?resize=750%2C422&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/66f6bd9d9fc84-assam-chirang-police-nabs-five-in-rs-25-crore-refinery-heist-271348761-16x9-1.jpg?resize=1140%2C641&amp;ssl=1 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-128156\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Five Arrested in Shocking Rs 2.5 Crore Refinery Heist:<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The audacious heist took place on the night of July 21, when the culprits made away with gold, silver, and cash valued at \u20b92.5 crore. They managed to loot 14 houses within the high-security confines of the refinery township. The incident stunned officials and residents alike, raising serious concerns about the robustness of the refinery\u2019s security protocols.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Following an intensive two-month investigation, the Chirang Police succeeded in capturing the notorious gang, bringing relief to the refinery\u2019s employees and the larger community. The employees\u2019 union expressed their appreciation for the police\u2019s diligent efforts. However, they called for a more exhaustive probe to unearth any additional members involved in the heist and to ensure the recovery of the stolen assets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">This arrest marks a critical step in addressing the security lapse and restoring confidence among the refinery\u2019s workforce. The police\u2019s success in cracking the case underscores the importance of vigilant law enforcement and collaborative community efforts in combating such bold criminal activities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a significant breakthrough, Chirang Police have apprehended five individuals from Madhya Pradesh in connection with the largest burglary ever reported in the Bongaigaon Refinery Township of Dhaligaon. The suspects, all residents of Dhar district, have been identified as Guddu Mahoniya (30), Patal Singh (33), Gangu (29), Chhotu (29), and Ganpat alias Ganesh (39). The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":128156,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"subtitle":"News Desk :"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[29018],"tags":[32251,32250,32262,32258,32249,32266,32271,28620,32252,32254,32269,32257,32259,32260,32255,32265,32274,21841,32253,32272,32267,32256,32276,32268,32264,32273,18233,32275,32261,32270,32263],"class_list":["post-128154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-bongaigaon-refinery-township","tag-burglary","tag-cash-theft","tag-chhotu","tag-chirang-police","tag-chirang-police-investigation","tag-collaborative-community-efforts","tag-criminal-activities","tag-dhaligaon","tag-dhar-district-residents","tag-employees-union-appreciation","tag-gangu","tag-ganpat-alias-ganesh","tag-gold-theft","tag-guddu-mahoniya","tag-high-security-breach","tag-intensive-investigation","tag-law-enforcement","tag-madhya-pradesh-suspects","tag-major-burglary","tag-notorious-gang-arrest","tag-patal-singh","tag-police-diligence","tag-refinery-employees-relief","tag-refinery-security-lapse","tag-refinery-township-heist","tag-security-protocols","tag-security-robustness","tag-silver-theft","tag-stolen-assets-recovery","tag-2-5-crore-heist"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":157510,"url":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/?p=157510","url_meta":{"origin":128154,"position":0},"title":"Tinsukia Gang-Rape : Young Woman, Accused Held from Arunachal","author":"News Desk","date":"August 27, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A woman, aged about 18\u201319, was allegedly gang-raped by four men on the evening of August 14 in Namphai Lishang village under the Jagun Police Outpost in Tinsukia district, Assam, police said, and one of the accused has since been arrested from neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh. 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