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Home nurse accused of stealing gold, diamond ornaments worth Rs 15 lac in Udupi

  •   Thu, Sep 18 2025 03:34:33 PM

Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (JD)

Udupi, Sep 18: A case has been registered at Udupi town police station after gold and diamond ornaments worth around Rs 15 lac were allegedly stolen by a home nurse.

According to the complaint lodged by Namrata (54), a resident of Bengaluru, her mother Nagamalini, residing in a flat near Ajjarkad Park, was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Udupi. For her care, a woman named Jacintha was hired as a home nurse on July 13, 2025.


Udupi town police station (file photo)

Between July 13 and July 18, 2025, while working at the residence, Jacintha allegedly stole ornaments kept in a purse, including a gold bangle embedded with diamonds and weighing 20 grams, valued at around Rs 8 lac, and a gold chain with a diamond-studded pendant weighing 44 grams, valued at around Rs 7 lac. In total, jewellery worth Rs 15 lac was reported stolen.

Based on the complaint, Udupi town police have registered a case.

 

 

 

 
  

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  • GURKA, Mangalore

    Thu, Sep 18 2025

    Rarest to rare case

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  • Rita, Germany

    Thu, Sep 18 2025

    Its a big shame ,coming as a nurse to look after the person and going out stealing what in house not with nail or cemented.now is she caught or on the run?Simply making the name of Nurses dragging on the road.

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  • Ashok, Mangalore

    Thu, Sep 18 2025

    Here i am blaming owner of the house why they should keep expensive things in safe custody. Maybe she took or somebody took

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  • Flavian, Mangaluru/Oman

    Thu, Sep 18 2025

    Sheer negligence. valuable ornaments or documents must have be kept secured in the cabinet locker and the locker key need to be kept in person in a small purse. coincidently Rs. 15 Lacs figure is often coming across in few incidents which have taken place in recent times.🤔

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  • Arun Thingalaya, Udupi/ Saudi Arabia

    Thu, Sep 18 2025

    OMG!! Dangerous things happening???

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