Udupi: A senior citizen claimed to have lost gold jewellery weighing 170.4g, valued at Rs 16.7 lakh, along with Rs 3,000 in cash during a train journey from Bengaluru.In a complaint, Radhika,66, a resident of Yelahanka New Town, Bengaluru, stated that on May 22, she boarded the 16595 Panchaganga Express from Platform No. 3 at Yeshwanthpur Railway Station at 7.04pm, along with her brother Hariprasad, to travel to Udupi. Radhika occupied Seat No. 1 (lower berth) in coach A-1, while her brother sat on the opposite seat, ate dinner, and spoke on the phone about attending a wedding. He later moved to Seat No. 45 in the same coach.Between 9.30pm and 10pm, Radhika placed her green bag, which contained a purse with gold ornaments and an envelope of cash, next to her head and went to sleep. When she woke up around 4.25am, the purse was missing, with only empty covers remaining inside. At that point, the train passed Mulki railway station and was about 8km from Udupi railway station. The complaint was initially filed in Bengaluru after the complainant returned, and was later transferred to Kaup police station on technical grounds, as the alleged theft occurred near Udupi. Kaup police are investigating the case.
