The City Police handed over 13 types of stolen property worth ₹1.21 crore to the rightful owners at a mela on Friday. The recovered properties included 1.26 kg of gold ornaments and 1.92 kg of silver ornaments.

Police Commissioner Shankhabrata Bagchi told the media that 101 property offences were reported in the city in July this year. Special investigation teams arrested 66 offenders in connection with 64 cases during the month and recovered properties worth ₹83,08,150. Further, 250 stolen mobile phones worth ₹37.50 lakh were also recovered, taking the total value of recovered properties to ₹1,20,58,150, he said.