Karnataka Police crack ₹30 lakh gold theft case, one arrested
Chikkaballapur: Police in Karnataka’s Sidlaghatta have cracked a gold theft case involving jewellery stolen from a woman during a bus journey and arrested one accused, officials said on Monday.
A special police team recovered 240 grams of gold ornaments valued at around ₹30 lakh.
According to a report published by NDTV, the victim, a resident of Kapekonahalli village in Hoskote taluk, was returning home after performing a special puja at the Madduramma temple. At around 12:10 pm, she boarded a bus from the Talagavara village bus stop and travelled towards Jangamakote Cross via H Cross.
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While she was alighting from the bus, an unknown woman allegedly pushed her forcefully from behind. Police said that after boarding another bus, the victim opened her bag to take out a water bottle and noticed that the box containing her gold ornaments was missing.
A case was registered at Sidlaghatta Rural Police Station under Crime No. 263/2025 and Section 303(1) (theft) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The value of the stolen jewellery was initially estimated at ₹22 lakh.
Considering the seriousness of the case, a special investigation team was formed under the supervision of the Circle Police Inspector. Acting on credible information, the team arrested the accused and recovered 240 grams of gold ornaments, police said, adding that the recovered gold is valued at approximately ₹30 lakh based on current market rates.
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Patna-bound IndiGo flight makes emergency landing at Lucknow due to bad weather
Lucknow (PTI): Adverse weather forced an IndiGo Kolkata-Patna flight to make an emergency landing at Lucknow airport on Friday, airport sources said.
According to airport officials, weather conditions in Patna deteriorated suddenly on Friday afternoon, affecting flight operations.
IndiGo flight 6E 6917 from Kolkata, which was scheduled to land in Patna at 3.50 pm, could not land due to bad weather and kept circling in the air after failing to get clearance from air traffic control, they said.
The flight was later diverted to Lucknow and landed safely at the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport at around 5.15 pm. There were 180 passengers and six crew members on board, officials said.
The aircraft was later allowed to depart for Patna after weather conditions improved.
