Bengaluru, Mar 13 (PTI) A man was arrested for allegedly stealing diamond and gold ornaments worth Rs 14.65 lakh from a house here, officials said on Friday.
With his arrest, police recovered the stolen property worth Rs 14.65 lakh, they said.
The theft was reported at a house in the jurisdiction of Amruthahalli on February 24, police said.
According to police, the complainant alleged that diamond and gold ornaments kept in a cupboard in a room at his mother-in-law’s house had gone missing when no one was at home. He raised suspicion over a person who had worked as a driver for the family for about 10 years and had quit two months earlier.
Subsequently, the former driver was taken into custody from near Jakkur government school here and during interrogation, he confessed to the crime along with his friend, a senior police officer said.
The accused revealed that they sold the stolen diamond and gold ornaments to a jewellery shop, he said.
The friend of the accused is absconding, and efforts are underway to trace him.
Further investigation is in progress. PTI AMP ROH
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