Daijiworld Media Network - Kundapur (SP)

Kundapur, Dec 2: Three persons who visited gold and diamond ornaments exhibition-cum-sale organized at UVA Meridian Hall at Koteshwar near here, stole gold ornaments worth nearly three lac rupees.

The exhibition was organized from November 27 to 29. This three-day exhibition was hosted by Mangaluru-based Orra Fine Jewellery Pvt Ltd. At the end of the exhibition, the firm checked the stock of ornaments and found that two pairs of bangles were missing. A scrutiny of CCTV footage revealed that two women and a man who visited the store on the afternoon of November 29 posing as customers had stolen two pairs of golden bangles weighing 43 grams. The approximate value of these bangles was Rs 2.86 lac.

Kundapur police station (file photo)

As those who stole the ointments were wearing masks, their faces could not be properly identified. On the basis of a complaint made by the manager of Orra Fine Jewellery, a case was registered in Kundapur police station.