A group of children pulled off a daring heist by posing as guests at a wedding at the India Islamic Centre here on Saturday.
The half-a-dozen 10-year-olds managed to steal jewellery worth about ₹40 lakh from the wedding ceremony on Lodhi Road without any of the guests getting a whiff of their plans.
Caught on camera
The incident has been captured on camera.
While one boy is seen leaving the venue with the jewellery bag, the police suspect that other members of the gang, dressed in wedding finery, were also present at the ceremony.
According to the police, the theft happened around 1 a.m. at the wedding of the sister of Saif Hasan Naqvi at the India Islamic Centre.
Dr. Naqvi told the police that the boys stole a brown-coloured bag containing a gold set, diamond ear rings and a necklace, the police said.
Though the FIR does not mention the exact value of the stolen jewellery, a police officer said that it was estimated to be worth around ₹40 lakh.
A police officer said the victim made a PCR call, following which a complaint under Section 380 (theft in dwelling house, etc) of the IPC was registered at the Tughlak Road police station.
Similar case
A similar theft was reported at a wedding party last month where a gang decamped with jewellery, ₹7 lakh in cash and a phone of a judicial officer at a wedding in the Civil Lines area.
