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Did monkeys run away with gold from police station in UP? Here’s what cops claimed in court

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Lakhimpur: In a bizarre incident that has questioned police handling of evidence, the Uttar Pradesh Police in Lakhimpur district has filed a closure report in a case related to gold jewellery that reportedly went missing from a police station store room. They earlier claimed that monkeys scattered the gold and carried them away. Later, they went on to claim that the probe cannot be conducted further as the store room in-charge is no longer alive…
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A police report has created a stir in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur district, where monkeys have stolen gold jewellery from a police warehouse. In 2007, a woman was allegedly killed in a dowry-related incident in Kotwali area of Lakhimpur district. Following the complaint, the woman's husband was arrested. During the investigation, the police seized the woman's gold jewellery and kept it in the police station's storage room. In this case, the woman'…

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NEWS9 LIVE broke the news on Friday, June 19, 2026.
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