About two kg of gold ornaments worth around Rs 70 lakh were today stolen from a jewellery shop by a worker in suburban Kurla, police said.
The accused Rajendra Solankhi (26), employed with Madhuram Jewellers two weeks ago, went to the shop this
morning after stealing keys of the safe from owner’s possession and decamped with two kg of gold valuables,
Additional police commissioner Pravin Salunkhe said.
Valuation of the gold ornaments was underway but the owner claimed that the stolen gold was worth about Rs 70 lakh,
he said.
Accused Solankhi used to open the shop and clean it before the owner reached there, police said adding that, “As a
daily practice, Solankhi went to the shop first but decamped with valuables.”
Solankhi, who hails from Rajasthan, was booked under IPC section 381 (Theft by clerk or servant of property in
possession of master), police said adding that, “We are in touch with Solankhi’s brother and the accused’s sketch has
been drawn. Three teams have started working to trace the accused.”
————-PTI