Mumbai: Police held 47-year-old man for stealing luxury watches worth Rs 26 lakh from showroom

A 47-year-old man who works at a watch showroom in Mumbai has been detained by the police for allegedly fleeing with  valuables  worth Rs 26 lakh.

The accused Suresh Bhai Rathod was nabbed from suburban Gorai on Monday, the official said. Rathod’s employer asked him to deliver luxury watches worth Rs 26 lakh to a customer on August 18. However, instead of making the delivery, the accused disappeared with the expensive accessories, he said.

Based on a complaint, the police registered an FIR and traced Rathod to a hotel in Gorai and arrested him, the official said. An offence under section 408 (criminal breach of trust by servant) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code has been registered against the accused and stolen watches have been recovered, he said.