Jaipur: City police Tuesday arrested two members of an interstate gang accused of stealing 251 luxury watches worth an estimated Rs 2.5 crore from a luxury watch showroom on Tonk Road on Oct 1.The arrests came after a 25-day investigation spanning nearly 3,000 km and more than 50 raids across Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana and Bihar, with police also tracking the suspects’ movements towards the Nepal border.The arrested men are Ajay Prasad alias Ajay Jaiswal (41) and Dinesh Paswan (46), both residents of the Ghorasahan area of Bihar’s Motihari district.Police traced them to Motihari and secured six days’ custody for interrogation. Six other alleged gang members have been identified, and efforts are underway to arrest them.According to police, the gang had conducted a recce before breaking the showroom’s shutter and removing the watches. The thieves allegedly covered the shopfront with a curtain or bedsheet to conceal their actions.Jaipur police formed three teams drawn from Bajaj Nagar police station and two separate special teams. Investigators examined around 800 CCTV recordings, tracking the suspects’ movements from the showroom and along possible escape routes. The trail led through Delhi and Ghaziabad to Bihar, where clearer footage helped police identify the alleged gang members.Police said the gang targeted businesses selling high-value watches, mobile phones and jewellery in major cities. Its members allegedly surveyed premises before striking, usually in the early hours, and concealed the shopfront while breaking in.The identified suspects include Subodh alias Vikas Doom, Surendra Prasad alias Baila, Arun Shah, Shyam Babu alias Gullishah, Raja Malaha alias Sahni and Rajkumar Malaha, besides the two arrested men.Police also conducted raids in Gurugram, Jaipur, Kotputli and areas around Raxaul, coordinating with personnel deployed along the Nepal border amid concerns that the stolen watches could be moved across the border. The case was registered at Bajaj Nagar police station.
