The Mumbai police is on the lookout for a couple, in their early 30s, who shoplifted around seven anklets from a jewellery store in Bandra (East). Although the crime, which took place in the last week of January, was recorded in the shop’s CCTV, the couple’s bizarre modus operandi has stumped cops and they are still searching for clues to nab them.

The incident took place at Sarthak Jewellers in Bandra (East). The couple entered the shop one evening and told the owner that they wanted to buy anklets. Rajesh Soni, the owner of the jewellery store said, “We took out a variety of chains to show them. The woman stealthily dropped a few chains from the bunch, when no one was looking. Then, she picked an anklet from the display saying she wanted to see how it looks on her foot. Just before bending down to try it, she would take the edge of her sari (pallu) on her head. As she bent down, the sari hid her face and her accomplice’s feet. She would then hide the anklets (that she had dropped earlier) inside his socks. They repeated this a couple of times.”