India, Sept. 8 -- No arrest has been made so far in connection with the theft of a gold-and-jewel-encrusted 'kalash' (urn) worth around '1 crore from a Jain religious ceremony near Red Fort, police said on Sunday.
The Delhi Police had traced the movements of the suspect and obtained crucial leads about his hideout.
The theft occurred on September 3 during a prayer ceremony attended by several dignitaries, including Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.
The suspect, dressed in a traditional dhoti-kurta to blend in with devotees, allegedly exploited the commotion created when Birla arrived for the event and fled with the vessel.
The urn, made of 760 grams of gold and embedded with 150 grams of diamonds, rubies and emeralds, holds significant religi...