Jewelery worth 10.4 million pounds (about Rs 111 crore), designer handbags worth 150,000 pounds (about Rs 1.6 crore) and 15,000 pounds (about Rs 16 lakh) in cash are believed to have been stolen from a London home. One of the largest thefts ever committed from a home in the United Kingdom.
According to the Metropolitan Police, the thief is described as a man aged between 20 and 30. He broke into the house on Avenue Road in St John’s Wood, London, on 7 December by climbing through a second-floor window. BBC Informed.
The owners of the house have announced a reward of 500,000 pounds (about Rs 5 crore) for any information leading to the arrest of the suspect in the case. Another reward is on offer of 10 percent of the value of any missing items recovered.
Detectives are searching for the “lone wolf” burglar who broke into the 13-bed home at about 5.11pm (local time) on December 7 and searched the rooms for five minutes before going down the stairs to the first floor, Where he came to know. high value items, Guardian The report said that he escaped through the same second floor window at around 5.30 pm.
During a 19-minute robbery at a 22,000-square-foot mansion in London, the thief somehow managed to break into a safe where he found the jewelry, Guardian Added.
Security cameras at the five-story mansion captured the suspect, who was armed with a weapon. The footage shows him searching the rooms. His face remained covered the entire time.
At the time of the incident, there were eight people at the property, including employees and some family members.
According to police, the thief managed to escape with exclusive jewelery worth £10.4 million, Hermes Crocodile Kelly handbags worth £150,000, as well as a total of £15,000 in cash.
according to Guardian According to the report, the jewelery includes a Graff 10.73-carat diamond ring, two butterfly diamond rings by De Beers, a Hermes 3.03-carat ring, an aquamarine ring and a Niloticus Lumière necklace. Additionally, items such as Catherine Wang’s butterfly-shaped pink sapphire earrings were also missing from the scene.
The suspect was wearing a dark hoodie, cargo pants and a gray baseball cap at the time of the incident.
His weapon appeared to be a “small flamethrower or canister of noxious spray”, intended to incapacitate those he encountered.
In CCTV, he was seen reaching for his weapon whenever he heard any noise inside the house, while at one point he was even seen coming close to hitting the house maid.
Police said the stolen items could be easily identified and warned people against selling them.