US-based doctor’s Rs 1-cr gold stolen from locked room at Bengaluru wedding hall

Why it matters

(Representational image created using AI) A US-based doctor lost gold ornaments worth approximately Rs 1 crore after they were stolen from a locked room at a Bengaluru wedding hall on April 22, the police said.

Key takeaways

• The police said she arrived at SDP Palace on Old Madras Road in Bidarahalli, the wedding venue, around 11.30 am on Wednesday.
• When she returned between 7.30 pm and 11.30 pm, the ornaments were missing, despite the room door appearing locked and the key remaining in her possession throughout.
• Saidulu Adavath, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Whitefield Division, told reporters that the investigation was underway in the case.
• Dr Sridevi filed a formal complaint the next afternoon at the Avalahalli police station, also mentioning that a worker from the wedding hall had visited her room while she was getting ready.