<p>A solitary guest invited to a private birthday party is suspected to have stolen gold jewellery from the cupboard. </p>.<p>Police are questioning him after the family filed a complaint but he has denied the accusation. The incident occurred in South Bengaluru’s Hulimavu on November 28. </p>.<p>Twenty-four-year-old Kiran (not his real name) was the only person to be invited to the birthday party of the younger daughter of Kamala (name changed), 43. Kiran has been a friend of Kamala’s elder daughter for the past four years. </p>.<p>Kamala lives with her two daughters and a nephew. </p>.<p>Kiran reached the family’s house in the afternoon that day. Around 3 pm, Kamala opened the cupboard in her bedroom and handed the birthday girl a gold chain to wear for the occasion. She kept other gold jewellery — a 25-gram necklace, another chain and a ring — back in the cupboard. </p>.<p>Kamala told the police that Kiran went into the bedroom after that. He left the party around 8 pm, stubbornly declining their requests to have dinner. He even left behind the helmet of a scooter that he had rented. He cited some emergency for the unusual hurry. The family found his behaviour weird but didn’t think too much into it. </p>.<p class="CrossHead">The confrontation</p>.<p>It was only on December 3 that Kamala opened the cupboard and was shocked to find the remaining jewellery and Rs 22,000 in cash missing. The family confronted Kiran about the theft but he didn’t give a clear answer. They then went to the police. </p>.<p>A senior police officer said Kiran had denied the accusation. “We are making efforts to solve the mystery,” he added. </p>
<p>A solitary guest invited to a private birthday party is suspected to have stolen gold jewellery from the cupboard. </p>.<p>Police are questioning him after the family filed a complaint but he has denied the accusation. The incident occurred in South Bengaluru’s Hulimavu on November 28. </p>.<p>Twenty-four-year-old Kiran (not his real name) was the only person to be invited to the birthday party of the younger daughter of Kamala (name changed), 43. Kiran has been a friend of Kamala’s elder daughter for the past four years. </p>.<p>Kamala lives with her two daughters and a nephew. </p>.<p>Kiran reached the family’s house in the afternoon that day. Around 3 pm, Kamala opened the cupboard in her bedroom and handed the birthday girl a gold chain to wear for the occasion. She kept other gold jewellery — a 25-gram necklace, another chain and a ring — back in the cupboard. </p>.<p>Kamala told the police that Kiran went into the bedroom after that. He left the party around 8 pm, stubbornly declining their requests to have dinner. He even left behind the helmet of a scooter that he had rented. He cited some emergency for the unusual hurry. The family found his behaviour weird but didn’t think too much into it. </p>.<p class="CrossHead">The confrontation</p>.<p>It was only on December 3 that Kamala opened the cupboard and was shocked to find the remaining jewellery and Rs 22,000 in cash missing. The family confronted Kiran about the theft but he didn’t give a clear answer. They then went to the police. </p>.<p>A senior police officer said Kiran had denied the accusation. “We are making efforts to solve the mystery,” he added. </p>