Delhi Police arrested a 42-year-old woman, Pinki, and her 22-year-old daughter, Poonam, for allegedly stealing jewellery from their landlord’s house in Bindapur, southwest Delhi. The duo entered the house through a ventilator and stole gold and silver ornaments, police said.
According to DCP (Dwarka) Ankit Singh, 5.23 grams of melted gold and 589.15 grams of melted silver were recovered from a local jeweller, to whom Pinki and Poonam had sold the stolen items.
An online complaint was filed on August 1 by the homeowner, Ishika, reporting the theft. CCTV footage showed no signs of forced entry or suspicious activity, leading police to focus on the tenants living in the house. Upon questioning, Pinki and Poonam confessed to committing the theft by entering through the ventilator.
The stolen ornaments were sold in molten form, which were later recovered by police.
