Veteran actress and danseuse Hema Malini returned to the city on Sunday morning to be informed that her house at Gokuldham, Goregaon, had been broken into, and Rs 80 lakh in cash and jewellery stolen.
While thefts from celebrity homes are nothing new, it is the first time a burglary of such proportions has taken place in a high-profile home.
The Dindoshi police are now hot on the trail of one of the suspects, a Nepali watchman identified as Narendrakumar Udhnan Bisht, aged between 20 to 22 years. Bisht has been missing ever since the robbery came to light.
The stolen items included about Rs 75 lakh in cash and assorted jewellery including a gold waistband, diamond jewellery, bangles, gold chains and earrings totalling Rs 5 lakh.
A team of officers from the Dindoshi Police Station have already launched a massive manhunt for Bisht both in the country and in Nepal. Police revealed that Bisht was employed at the actor’s residence two and a half years ago.
According to investigators, Bisht had two accomplices. “Once we zero in on Bisht, further enquiries regarding his associates will be made,” said an officer. On interrogating Malini’s domestic help, police learnt that her watchman had been repeatedly asking about her trip to Nagpur.
A source said, “One of Esha Deol’s uncles called to tell her that their Goregaon house, located in a secluded spot near the Film City, had been burgled.”
Esha then reached the bungalow and called up to inform her mother about the incident.
The bungalow is rarely used by Malini, who prefers to stay at her daughter’s home in Juhu.
The thieves apparently sneaked into the premises by breaking a window.
Police have detained the bungalow’s other security guard and the domestic help. “We have registered a case of theft under Section 379 of the IPC and are investigating further,” said senior inspector Vinayak Kakade of Dindoshi Police Station.
Source: http://movies.indiatimes.com/News/Hemas-watchman-missing-since-theft/articleshow/5632385.cms
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