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Bengaluru: The Basavanagudi police have arrested a 46-year-old woman who allegedly stole gold jewellery from wedding halls on weekends, while working as a school teacher on weekdays.
Police recovered the booty worth Rs 32 lakh.
Revathi, a native of Shivamogga and a resident of KR Puram, worked as a part-time Kannada teacher at a private school on weekdays. On Sundays, she would roam around the city, identifying wedding halls. Posing as a relative of the bride or groom, she would gain easy entry into marriage venues, interact with guests to avoid suspicion, and steal gold ornaments, police said.
Police said she was involved in at least three thefts. She claimed to have taken to stealing to raise money for her husband’s surgery, police said.