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Jewellery worth approximately Rs 14 lakh was stolen from a passenger travelling on a Bengaluru-bound bus on November 19. In a complaint to Bantwal Town Police Station, Vasudeva Surya (69), a resident of Cherkady village in Brahmavar taluk, Udupi district said that he was travelling with his wife Shankari to attend a relatives wedding in Bengaluru.

Before boarding the private bus from Brahmavar at around 9 pm, Surya had packed multiple gold ornaments in a purse and placed it inside a bag. The bus reportedly stopped near Baltila village, Bantwal taluk, around 11:15 pm. The complainant’s wife handed him the bag containing the gold before stepping out to use the washroom. A few minutes later, Surya also stepped out, leaving the bag on his seat.

When he returned

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