Hyderabad: A gold and diamond jeweller has lodged a complaint with police, alleging that about 6.5 tola of gold jewellery went missing from his shop on Road Number 36, Jubilee Hills.Based on the complaint, police established the role of three staff in the theft and arrested the trio on Saturday and recovered 5 grams of stolen gold jewellery. Police said the accused will be remanded and efforts are going on to recover rest of the stolen property.The complainant, D Karthik, 39, proprietor of SKT Gold & Diamonds, stated that thefts occurred in a span of a year and came to notice during the recent internal checks. According to him, the first theft took place on July 13, 2025, when a gold chain weighing more than 38 grams went missing from the showroom. By the time the matter came to his notice, CCTV footage of that period was already unavailable, leaving no actionable evidence.Subsequently, during a routine stock verification on March 25, 2026, it was noticed that three sets of gold earrings, weighing 8.2 grams were missing from a counter. Later, on June 10, a customer’s 5.28-gram gold ring and a 24.8-gram gold chain also went missing. A review of CCTV footage from that day, however, clearly identified the person responsible.The complainant told police that he suspects the role of four employees in the theft. Based on the complaint, Jubilee Hills police have registered a case under Section 306 (theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita on Friday.
