Kanpur: Police arrested a hotel security guard for allegedly stealing gold jewellery worth about Rs 2 lakh from a family attending a wedding in Jajmau, Kanpur, on Tuesday. All the stolen items were recovered from his possession.Jajmau police station in charge Sanjay Pandey said Shah Rukh Khan, a resident of Crossing Republic in Ghaziabad, had arrived with his family on Monday to attend a wedding ceremony in Defence Colony. The family returned to their hotel after the ceremony.Khan’s wife and sister later found that four gold rings and a pair of gold ear studs were missing from their belongings. After searching for long, Khan lodged a complaint at Jajmau police station. Police registered a case and initiated an investigation.On examining CCTV footage of the hotel, the police saw a security guard moving suspiciously around the family’s belongings and allegedly stealing the jewellery. Based on the footage, police detained the guard, identified as Jagaram Singh (37), a resident of Kothra village in Sajeti police station area, for questioning.During questioning, Singh allegedly told police that he needed money and had watched the family’s belongings including jewellery. He stole the jewellery when he got the chance.Police have recovered four rings and a pair of ear studs, worth about Rs 2 lakh. Singh was produced in court on Tuesday afternoon, and further legal action is underway.
