Jewellery worth Rs 80 lakh stolen from Kiran Rao’s home, helps questioned

Rao’s father filed a complaint on November 24 of a ring and a diamond necklace worth Rs 80 lakh missing from a cupboard in their apartment on Carter Road, Khar police said.

Jewellery worth Rs 80 lakh was stolen from producer-screen writer- director Kiran Rao’s residence in Bandra, according to a police complaint. Rao is married to actor Aamir Khan.

Jewellery worth Rs 80 lakh was stolen from producer-screen writer- director Kiran Rao’s residence in Bandra. (IANS File Photo)

Rao’s father filed a complaint on November 24 of a ring and a diamond necklace worth Rs 80 lakh missing from a cupboard in their apartment on Carter Road, Khar police said.

Based on the complaint, an FIR was registered under Section 380 (theft in dwelling house) of the Indian Penal Code. Senior police inspector Ramchandra Jadhav of Khar police station confirmed that a case has been registered and a probe was on.

A police source said Rao employs three helps, all of whom were being questioned. No arrests have been made so far. The police visited the spot, according to sources, and found no one working for the Rao family missing since the incident.

The police source added that the last time Rao saw the jewellery was in October.