The manager of a jewellery outlet at Perumbavoor was arrested on Friday on the charge of stealing 2,700 grams of gold from the shop on multiple occasions.
The stolen gold was either sold or pawned by Johnson, 42, of Poothol, Thrissur, between 2016 and 2022. Gold in small quantities was pawned at a particular finance company for 150 times. The probe was led by Vivek Kumar, District Police Chief (Ernakulam Rural).