Belthangady: Gold jewellery worth Rs 15.82 lakh, cash stolen from locked house

Mangalore Today News Network

Belthangady, Sep 16, 2026: Gold jewellery worth around Rs 15.82 lakh and Rs 1.80 lakh in cash were stolen from a house at Alandila in Kuvettu village of Belthangady taluk when the family had gone to attend a relative’s housewarming ceremony.

According to a complaint filed by Naufal B.M. (34), a resident of Alandila, he sent his wife, children and mother to the housewarming ceremony on September 13 and later locked the house before leaving for Belthangady for work related to his vegetable business.

On September 14, workers were brought to the house for electrical wiring work. According to the complaint, Maddadka resident Farooq had brought Ashraf of Kudradka and Sulaiman of Shirlalu to carry out the work. Naufal’s younger brother Mohammed Naushad was also present at the house at the time.

When Naufal returned home with his family at around 8.30 pm that night, they noticed that a box containing gold jewellery kept inside a bedroom cupboard was missing.

A subsequent check revealed that 113 grams of gold jewellery, including two gold chains weighing 32 grams and 26 grams, a child’s gold chain, anklets and a bracelet, worth approximately Rs 15.82 lakh, had been stolen. Cash amounting to Rs 1.80 lakh was also missing.

In addition, three gold rings weighing a total of 7 grams belonging to Naufal’s mother were found missing.

Naufal has expressed suspicion against Ashraf, Farooq and Sulaiman, who had come to the house for the wiring work.

A case has been registered at Belthangady Police Station, and an investigation is underway.