Kerala bride's gold worth Rs 22 lakh stolen on wedding night reappears days later
According to the police, Archa had removed her bridal gold after the guests left and placed the ornaments in a shoulder bag, which she stored in a cupboard in the first-floor bedroom. Around 9 pm, she opened the cupboard and discovered the jewellery missing. The family immediately alerted the police.The police arrived with a dog squad and began an intensive investigation, starting with a list of all guests who had attended the wedding function. Initial questioning focused on guests from Kannur, who were associated with the groom's side.advertisement'On May 5 and 6, we were in Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram, questioning the bride's guests and their friends but we did not get any leads,' said the police.Finally, on May 7, during a recheck of the house premises, police spotted a white cloth bag close to the building. Fingerprint experts have since collected samples from both the jewellery and all family members.
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