Jewellery worth Rs 47lakh vanishes from Ganeshpeth home

Nagpur: In a case that has left both investigators and locals baffled, cash and high-value jewellery worth over Rs47 lakh disappeared from a locked cupboard in a Ganeshpeth home without any sign of forced entry.The theft was discovered on June 1 when an elderly couple returned to their home at Shri Laxmi Niwas, Marwadi Chawl, to check their valuables stored in an iron cupboard. What they found shocked them: all the cash and jewellery — including gold, diamonds, and platinum — were gone."There was no sign of a break-in. The door was intact, the windows secure, the cupboard was locked, and the key was in its usual spot," said a senior police official of Ganeshpeth Police Station, who is heading the investigation.According to the police, the theft occurred sometime between 3pm on May 23 and 5pm on June 1. During this period, the couple's son, Sunny Gupta, 39 — was present in the house. His wife was away in Indore, and his parents left for their native village on May 23 for a family event. They returned to Nagpur on May 30. They learnt about the theft while checking the cupboard on June 1.The stolen items include jewellery and cash valued at Rs47,10,000. A case has been registered against an unknown accused under Section 305 of BNS.Sources said that the police are examining every possibility to look into how this robbery was pulled off. Investigators are checking for fingerprints, examining CCTV footage in the area, and questioning potential witnesses.