Man arrested for stealing wife’s gold to gift car for girlfriend

CHENNAI: A man was arrested for stealing his wife's jewellery to gift his girlfriend a car. Shekhar (40) was arrested from Poonamallee in Chennai. His wife has been living in her own house for two years after some differences of opinion with Shekhar. However, she kept her gold at her in-laws’ house.

When she came to take the gold, 200 sovereigns were missing from the 300 sovereigns kept in the almirah. She immediately complained to the police. However, Shekhar gave a statement to the police that he did not know about the gold in the house. In a detailed investigation conducted, Shekhar admitted of taking the gold. He fell in love with 22-year-old girl Swati after his wife left him. He confessed to the police that he sold the gold and bought a car for Swati.