Chandigarh, Nov. 9 -- A grand wedding celebration at luxury hotel JW Marriott, Sector 35, turned into a harrowing ordeal for a Mohali-based family after two unidentified men, posing as guests, stole gold jewellery worth around Rs.18 lakh during the pheras past Friday midnight.

The theft took place around 12.25 am, when the bride's family momentarily stepped aside to see off relatives. Meanwhile, the bag containing gold jewellery, meant for the bride to wear after the rituals, along with some cash, went missing from near the mandap set up in the hotel's outdoor lawn.

Entire act caught on CCTV cameras

The suspects, dressed in formal suits similar to other wedding guests, allegedly mingled freely at the venue for nearly four and a half ho...