Mumbai Crime: Instagram friend steals Rs 14-lakh jewellery, iPhone from teenage girl’s flat in Colaba; held

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A 19-year-old boy was arrested from Colaba recently for stealing gold jewellery worth Rs 14 lakh and an iPhone from his Instagram friend's flat with the help of duplicate house keys the girl had forgotten with him some days before.

The accused, Shaizaan Agwan, a resident of Mazgaon, was arrested on charges of theft and house break-in. On Friday, the girl's family lodged a complaint at Colaba police station, alleging that when they returned from a tour on January 27, they found the ornaments, cash and other valuables including an iPhone missing from their safe. The family lives in Pasta Lane in Colaba. They were shocked as there was no sign of forced entry into the flat, stated a report in The Times of India.

The police registered a break-in case and started a probe. After two days of inquiry from watchmen, neighbours and domestic help, the police suspected it to be an inside job and asked the family to find out if they had lost their house key.

"The family then raised suspicion on their teenage daughter. The girl said that she did not tell anything as she was scared that her father would scold her. They counselled and took her into confidence. The girl then said that she had forgotten the keys with Agwan when she went to meet him. The two had acquainted via Instagram," said an officer.

The police picked up Agwan who confessed to having stolen the valuables using the duplicate keys. Around Rs 1 lakh and the iphone was recovered from him.