Meerut, July 10 -- An artisan hired just four days earlier fled with over one kg of gold from a prominent jewellery establishment in Meerut's Sarafa Bazaar under the Delhi Gate police station area.

The incident occurred on Sunday night but came to light on Tuesday morning.

According to the complaint filed by jeweller Nishant Rastogi, owner of Parmanand Saraf & Sons, who runs his business under the name Chain Ganga Jewellers in the bustling Sarafa Bazaar, the accused, identified as Nitin, a resident of Ishwarpuri, had been recently employed.

On Sunday night, while the shop was being closed, Rastogi handed over gold to Nitin to be kept safely in the strongroom. Instead, Nitin allegedly pocketed the gold and fled. The theft went unnoticed...