New Delhi: Two brothers who continued working as jewellery makers in West Bengal have been arrested in a Delhi jewellery case dating back to 2011, ending what police described as a 15-year search.
Delhi Police Crime Branch identified them as Pintu Koley, 47, and Mintu Koley, 46. Its Central Range team arrested them in Hooghly during the intervening night of October 1 and 2, 2026, according to a release dated October 4.
Crime Branch Delhi Police (@CrimeBranchDP) — October 4, 2026
Gold and diamonds entrusted for jewellery making
The case stems from a Delhi jeweller’s complaint that the brothers allegedly misappropriated 1,430 grams of gold and 560 carats of diamonds entrusted to them for making jewellery.
Police said the trained jewellery makers had come to Delhi in 2009 and worked with several jewellers, developing their design skills and gaining clients’ trust. The police account alleges that they later left Delhi with the entrusted valuables and settled in West Bengal.
FIR No. 33/2011 was registered on February 28, 2011, at Kotwali police station. The release cites Sections 406, 34 and 174-A of the Indian Penal Code. Both were declared proclaimed offenders, and a reward of ₹10,000 for the arrest of each was announced in 2012, police said.
Hooghly lead followed by field verification
A team tasked with tracing long-absconding suspects developed specific information about the brothers’ presence in Hooghly. Police said sustained analysis, local enquiries and field verification helped officers locate and arrest them.
According to the release, the brothers were still accepting jewellery-making orders from jewellers in Kolkata and Hooghly while keeping a low profile. Police alleged that repeated raids at their home and other suspected hideouts had prompted them to change locations.
The team comprised Sub-Inspectors Ritesh Kumar, Vikas Solanki and Jai Kumar, and Head Constables Gaurav, Bijendra and Harender. Inspector Vinay Kumar led the operation under ACP Satendra Mohan and DCP Crime Branch Harsh Indora.
Further investigation continues
Police alleged that the brothers wanted to establish their own jewellery-design business but lacked funds, and planned to use the entrusted valuables to finance it. That account remains an allegation under investigation.
The release states that further investigation is in progress. It does not announce a fresh recovery of the gold or diamonds allegedly misappropriated in the 2011 case.
This report is based on the Crime Branch press release linked in its official X post.
