Overview
- Indore police say two 18-year-olds stole gold, silver and diamond items worth ₹16.17 lakh from a Rau-area shop on the night of December 21–22.
- Investigators matched CCTV with a precautionary photo of a suspicious scooter taken by ASI Madhukar Vishwakarma to trace the suspects.
- The pair were detained at Rani Kamlapati Railway Station in Bhopal, and officers recovered the jewellery from a rented home in Palash Parisar.
- According to police, the male suspect said he lost a part-time graphic design job after his company adopted AI, and the duo cited the film Bunty Aur Babli as inspiration.
- Police said the childhood acquaintances from economically weak backgrounds tried to sell the haul but delayed plans after buyers offered low prices.