Woman held for stealing gold jewellery

NEW DELHI: A 40-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly stealing gold jewellery worth Rs 2.5 lakh belonging to the wife of a doctor employed with Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, police said on Thursday.

On December 16, Aditi Medda and her husband, Dr Swaroop Medda filed a complaint stating that two pairs of bangles, two shakhas, one pair earrings, four gold coins and Rs 14,000 cash in new currency had been stolen from them, said Parwaiz Ahmed, Dcp(railways).

“They had arrived from Bilaspur Rajdhani Express and deboarded at New Delhi Railway Station around at 12.30 pm.

“They had taken a car to go home. On the way, she realised that the chain of her handbag was broken and a small purse kept in it and containing valuables was missing,” said the officer.

All the CCTV cameras installed at New Delhi Railway Station were checked. After zeroing in on some suspects, a drive was launched.

“On December 21, Aditi and her husband joined the investigation and the railway station was searched. During the search, a woman was stopped by police party in the circulating area of Ajmeri Gate side,” he said.

The complainant and her husband informed police that they had seen her running away from them when their valuables were stolen.

The woman has been identified as Laxmi, he said.