Ludhiana, Nov. 16 -- Two men, posing as customers, stole gold jewellery worth over Rs.10 lakh from a shop on Gill Road. Claiming they wanted ornaments that had never been touched so they could offer them to a deity, the men engaged the shopkeeper while one quietly pocketed a packet containing several pieces of gold jewellery.

Following a complaint by Surinder Singh of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Division Number 6 police registered a case under Section 305 (theft) of the BNS against the two unidentified suspects.

ASI Onkar Singh, the investigating officer, said the men initially visited the shop to buy a silver coin. After paying Rs.2,000 for the coin, they requested a pair of gold earrings, insisting the items had never been handled by ...