According to police, over 100 CCTV footages from the location and nearby stalls, pavilions, and halls were analysed to identify the accused, a statement by the Delhi Police said.

A 49-year-old man has been arrested from Noida for allegedly stealing an over 50 million years old fossil from a stall at the India International Trade Fair (IITF) at Pragati Maidan in central Delhi,

The Delhi Police has solved the high-profile theft of a 50-million-year-old Gastropod fossil from the India International Trade Fair (IITF) and arrested a 49-year-old man in connection with the crime.

A man stole a 50-million-year-old fossil from the India International Trade Fair, evading security until a transaction led to his arrest.

According to the police, the accused, who worked at Noida's Crown Plaza Hotel, was a regular visitor to the trade fair in Delhi and had a keen interest in various art forms. He was arrested by the police from Noida.

A Noida-based man has been arrested for allegedly stealing a 50-million-year-old Gastropod Fossil from the Geological Survey of India's (GSI) stall at the India International Trade Fair 2024, police said on Tuesday.

The Delhi Police nabbed the accused and recovered the Gastropod fossil, which was on display at the Ministry of Mines pavilion in Hall No. 4 of Pragati Maidan.

A 50 million-year-old Gastropod Fossil, which was stolen from India International Trade fair (IITF) earlier this month, was recovered with the arrest of an individual.