Mumbai: Two women held for stealing ornaments from jewellery stores

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The police have arrested two women for allegedly posing as customers and stealing valuables from jewellery stores in the western suburbs of the city, an official said on Wednesday. The Kandivli police on Tuesday nabbed Ushabai Dagdu Makale and Sugandhbai Makale, both hailing from Nashik, the official said.

The accused who slept on pavements in Borivli, allegedly posed as customers at jewellery stores and decamped with ornaments, he said. The women were caught on CCTV cameras while leaving a store with ornaments and have confessed to committing the thefts, the official said.

A police officer said, "The accused didn't purchase any jewellery from the shop. When the shopkeeper realised that some pieces of ornaments were missing he checked CCTV footage of the shop and found that one of the accused hid an anklet underneath her saree. He immediately informed the Kandivli police about the incident and also gave CCTV footage."

Both the accused Sugandhabai Makale and Ushabai Makale were produced in Borivli Magistrate court on Wednesday and they were remanded in police custody. Police said these accused were earlier arrested in a robbery case.

The duo has been booked under section 379 (punishment for theft) among other relevant provisions of the IPC and further investigation is underway, he added.

With inputs from agencies