Filmmaker-stylist Rhea Kapoor:sister of Bollywood actress Sonam Kapooris at the center of a jewelery theft case after diamond studded earrings worth Rs 1.35 crore went missing from her makeup artist’s handbag. The incident reportedly took place during her trip to New York for a high-profile fashion event, and a police case has been registered. Let’s learn more about this in detail.
What exactly happened?
According to Mumbai Police:the jewels were rented from two Mumbai-based jewelers especially for the event and were found missing only after the team landed in New York. The Sahar Police Station in Mumbai has registered a case against an unidentified person under Section 303(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and has launched a formal investigation into the matter as reported by IANS.Rhea Kapoor was invited to attend the Met Gala fashion event in New York on April 29, and her entire team, including makeup artist Savleen Singh, who has worked with her for the past seven years, traveled with her. For the event, two pairs of expensive earrings were rented from Mehta Jewelers and Goenka Jewelers in Mumbai, and Savleen Singh carried the two jewelry boxes in her handbag throughout the trip.The team started their journey on April 27 at 10:25 PM, aboard an Emirates flight from Mumbai to Dubai before proceeding to New York. They arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport on the evening of April 28 at around 5:30 pm and later checked in at The Pierre Hotel in New York.
The jewelry boxes were found empty
When Savleen Singh opened the jewelry boxes in her hotel room to give the earrings to a team member named Shireen, she discovered that both boxes were empty. The missing items include emerald-stone diamond gold earrings from Mehta Jewelers worth Rs 66 lakh and Zambian emerald-stone gold-bordered earrings from Goenka Jewelers worth Rs 69 lakh, taking the stolen jewelery to Rs 1.35 crore.
FIR registered, investigation underway
After returning to Mumbai, Savleen Singh filed a complaint at the Sahar Police Station, following which an FIR was registered under Section 303 (2) of the BNS for theft. Police officials have confirmed that a case has been registered based on her complaint about earrings rented for Rhea Kapoor’s appearance in New York.Investigators are now examining the entire travel timeline, from the Mumbai airport and the flight’s journey to the hotel stay in New York to determine whether the theft occurred at the airport, during the flight, or after the team arrived in the city.