PANAJI
Panaji police have arrested a mother and daughter from Delhi for allegedly stealing a diamond bangle worth Rs 1.32 lakh from a jewellery showroom.
According to the complaint filed by the showroom staff, two women entered the showroom on Thursday evening as customers on the pretext of buying diamond bangles. They distracted the attendant by requesting to see various other ornaments and, in the rush, stole a diamond bangle weighing 14.14 grams from the tray.
Geeta Chopra, aged 60, and Anju Chopra, aged 39, were arrested in Delhi following an investigation that included CCTV footage. They will be brought to Goa on transit remand and produced before the court for remand. The stolen item has been recovered.
The women are charged under Section 380 (theft) read with Section 34 (common intention) of the IPC.
