New Delhi [India], October 13 (ANI): Two persons, including a woman, have been arrested, while a hunt is on for the main accused, in connection with a case involving the theft of a 'Kalash' (urn) from the top of a Jain temple near Durga Puri Chowk, Delhi Police said on Monday.

An operation conducted by the Jyoti Nagar Police Station team successfully recovered the stolen religious artefact from the possession of the two arrested individuals.

The police received intel regarding the theft on Saturday, and a case was registered under the relevant sections of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). After the complaint was made, an investigation was initiated, supervised by Inspector Ved Prakash, SHO, Jyoti Nagar Police Station who led multiple teams to catch the culprits.

The teams developed leads based on collected evidence. A 42-year-old female scrap dealer was arrested in Sundar Nagri, with parts of the stolen Kalash recovered from her possession. Upon interrogation, she confessed that the crime was conducted on her instance, leading to the recovery of the remaining parts of the Kalash from another scrap dealer, identified as Danish (24), resident of New Mustafabad in the national capital.

Both individuals were identified as the receivers of the sacred item, who bought it for the scrap value.

The authorities are searching for the absconding burglar, police said.

Meanwhile, in the case related to the theft of a Golden Kalash from the 15 August Park near the Red Fort, the Delhi Crime Branch recovered the stolen item from the arrested man named Bhushan Verma.

Delhi Joint Commissioner of Police Surender Kumar said that the melted gold in possession of Verma's two associates, Ankit and Gaurav, was also seized.

Speaking to ANI on Monday, Joint Police Commissioner Kumar said, 'On September 3, a theft incident occurred in 15 August Park. During which, members of the Jain community were performing worship, and it was reported that a kalash (urn) was stolen. The Delhi Police Crime Branch took action and arrested a man named Bhushan Verma. The stolen kalash has also been recovered. Additionally, the melted gold in the possession of his two associates, Ankit and Gaurav, has been recovered. On August 7, a theft incident during the Jain community's worship in Rishabh Vihar was confessed to, and the investigation is ongoing...'. (ANI)