Overview

• The 27-year-old suspect donned a fake beard, mask and huskier voice to lock her 65-year-old relative in a bathroom and seize gold and silver from his Vasai home
• Investigators sifted through over 75 CCTV feeds and traced the disguised figure from Vasai Railway Station to Navsari, leading to her arrest within 12 hours
• Authorities recovered valuables estimated between ₹1 crore and ₹1.5 crore and registered an FIR under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions for trespass, robbery and wrongful confinement
• Police reports link the theft to the suspect’s financial distress after share-trading losses and pawning family jewellery
• Officials are finalizing legal formalities to return the ornaments while probing her motive and any possible collaborators