Pramesh S Jain & Yogesh K Porwar
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he Cantonment railway police on Thursday arrested a 58-year-old home maker for stealing two necklace worth ₹ 8.5 lakh from her cousin sister while travelling in a train.
The accused Chandrasharma,resident of RT Nagar was arrested after police questioned her in detail following which she confessed and returned the stolen property .
The victim,Lalitha Shanmugam,from Nagawarapalya had gone along with her relatives to attend a house warning ceremony in Palakkad in Kerala on January 25.
Lalitha along with the accused returned home two days later in a train and got down at KR Puram,while the accused continued to travel till cantonment to go home.
After reaching home,Lalitha found her two gold necklace were missing from her purse and filed a complaint with the railway police on January 27.
The victim had kept the jewels in a bank locker and got it out to wear for the family function.
Based on the complaint,the police questioned all the relatives whop travelled with her including the accused.
A detailed questioning led Chandra Sharma to confess to the crime .
The accused told the police that she committed the theft out of jealous.
Based on the confession the police recovered 152 grams of valuables and arrested the accused for further investigation.
