The thief mistook the fake jewellery for the real deal, while the genuine ornaments were securely stored in boxes. The incident was captured on CCTV cameras installed in the society,A major theft was narrowly averted in Kandivli late Friday night after a burglar broke into a home and escaped with imitation jewellery, leaving behind real gold ornaments worth lakhs. The thief mistook the fake jewellery for the real deal, while the genuine ornaments were securely stored in boxes. The incident was captured on CCTV cameras installed in the society.The victim, Tushar Ramesh Dharod, 44, resides in the Shafalya building on Kasturba Cross Road, Kandivli West. According to sources, the same suspect attempted break-ins at three to four homes in the vicinity. While he managed to steal gold jewellery worth R6 lakh from a neighbouring society, he left the Dharod household without taking a single real ornament.Speaking to mid-day, Dharod said, “Around 2 am on Friday, I was asleep in the bedroom along with my wife Jinal and our 14-year-old son Dhanish. My mother, Hemlata, was sleeping in the hall. I had not locked the grill on the hall window. The intruder, whose face was covered, climbed up to our second-floor flat using a cable wire and entered through the window.”
Thief steals fake jewellery, leaves real gold worth lakhs untouched in….
