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- A bank employee has been arrested for stealing gold and diamonds worth Rs 66.3 lakh from a customer's locker at a nationalised bank in Goregaon, Mumbai.
- The accused, identified as G Sharma, made a duplicate key while posted in Mumbai and was arrested from Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, where he had taken a transfer.
- The locker was jointly operated by a homemaker and her husband, who discovered the valuables missing in October 2024 and kept detailed records and photographs of the contents.
- An FIR was registered in June this year after the couple complained to the bank and an internal inquiry was conducted.
- Police are currently recovering the stolen valuables from Uttar Pradesh, and the case highlights risks of insider access to bank lockers.
What to watch next
- Recovery of the Rs 66.3 lakh worth of gold and diamonds from Uttar Pradesh
- Whether other customers or lockers were targeted by the accused
- Any action against the bank for the locker security lapse
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Named India · Gorakhpur · Mumbai · Uttar Pradesh · Dindoshi police · Gajanan Rajmane · G Sharma · Mahendra Shinde
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