Manager arrested for jewellery heist

GURGAON: Vishal Luthra, manager of a jewellery firm, was arrested on Wednesday from Karol Bagh in Delhi for allegedly stealing Rs 1.40 croreS worth of diamond-studded GOLD and platinum jewellery. He was caught while trying to fence some of the pieces.

Police have recovered 200 pieces of jewellery worth Rs 50 lakh from his possession. Luthra worked as manager and in-charge (Delhi/NCR) for Mumbai-based Diti Jewellery, which retails through two fashion and jewellery chains with stores across Delhi-NCR . The fraud unfolded when on April 27, officials from Mumbai came to Delhi to check their stock.

Luthra though informed about the visit, did not turn up for the same. During an internal audit, officials found jewellery worth Rs 1 crore were found missing from two stores in malls on Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road, and jewellery worth Rs …