A Hyderabad-based engineer was arrested today for allegedly stealing an antique diamond studded gold necklace, estimated at around Rs 38 lakh, from a doctor’s house here, police said. The necklace, along with Rs 1.48 lakh in cash, was recovered from the accused Inampudi Ajay, they said. “Inampudi Ajay was known to the victim Dr D Venkatarama Rao, a resident of Patamata area here. Ajay allegedly burgled into the doctor’s house when he, along with family members, was out of station. Dr Rao filed a complaint in this regard on February 15,” Inspector P Venkateswara Rao of Patmata police station said. He said the complainant claimed that the necklace was an antique collection, as it was 300 years old. “Ajay was a regular visitor to Rao’s house and known to him and his family members. He is an engineer by profession and employed at a firm in Hyderabad,” he said. PTI
