Bengaluru: A wardrobe check turned into a shocking discovery for an income tax department inspector, who found gold and diamond jewellery worth Rs 30-35 lakh had gone missing from her house. The theft appears to have occurred in multiple instances, with jewellery reportedly disappearing over the past three months.The inspector, a resident of Banaswadi, approached police Wednesday after finding that two necklaces and a diamond earring were missing when she wanted to wear them for a relative’s wedding. A subsequent check revealed four gold bangles and another necklace were also missing.According to her complaint, two necklaces and two gold bangles had gone missing about three months ago. More recently, on Oct 9, she couldn’t found two bangles, one necklace and diamond earring.The officer told police she suspects a Nepalese woman, who had been working at the house for around three years. A case has been registered under Section 305 (theft in a dwelling house, or means of transportation or place of worship, etc.) at Banaswadi police station.
