India, Aug. 14 -- A 24-year-old delivery boy of a courier firm in Vile Parle was arrested from his village in Udaipur on Tuesday for allegedly stealing 17 parcels containing gold ornaments worth Rs.2.81 crore, that he collected from various jewellers for delivery, and making away with them.

According to the police, the accused, Mehul Garg, had worked as a delivery boy with Jai Ambe Courier Services earlier, between 2023 and 2024, before leaving the job and returning to his village in Udaipur. A few weeks later, he again contacted his manager, Sahil Kothari, 29, saying he wanted to rejoin and kept following up for openings. On August 2, when one of the employees resigned, Garg was reappointed, the police said. As instructed by Kothari, Ga...