Thief decamps with gold jewellery, Rs 6L from marriage palace

A theft occurred during a wedding at a marriage palace near Mullanpur Dakha on Saturday. A thief made off with a bag containing cash, gold jewellery and two mobile phones.

A CCTV camera footage of the incident has emerged, showing the suspect roaming around the marriage palace before stealing the bag from a sofa and fleeing the scene. The wedding was being held at the marriage palace on the Ferozepur road and the victim’s family was enjoying the celebrations when the theft occurred.

According to Dilpreet Singh, the brother of the bride, the thief struck when everyone was busy in the celebrations. The family realised that the bag was missing when they began searching for the same. A review of the CCTV footage revealed that an unidentified person had stolen the bag.

They lodged a complaint with the Dakha police in this regard. The stolen bag contained gold jewellery worth Rs 4.5 lakh, Rs 6 lakh in cash and two iPhones.

Dilpreet said the police assured them that the suspect would be caught soon. The family was hoping for a swift recovery of their stolen belongings. The police were investigating the incident and reviewing the CCTV footage to identify the thief and recover the valuables.