India, Aug. 13 -- LUCKNOW A young woman's desire for lavish shopping led to her and her three friends' arrest after they conspired to steal jewellery from her family's home in a Rae Bareli village. The woman's mother, after discovering her daughter's role in the theft, reported the incident to the police. All four women, aged between 20 and 21, were arrested on a Tuesday for the theft of jewelry valued in lakhs. The mother of the key accused remained firm in her decision to have her daughter sent to jail, said police authorities.

The accused were identified as Sonali Awasthi, Muskan Prajapati, Suman Kumari, residents of Satav village and Himanshi Kumari of Pooranpur village under Gurubakshganj police station limits. The accused confessed...