KATHMANDU: A man has been arrested in Hong Kong within 24 hours of stealing a gold chain worth 80,000 Hong Kong dollars from a jewellery store in Tai Po. The theft occurred on Wednesday afternoon.
The suspect entered the Chow Sang Sang jewellery shop posing as a customer. After trying on the gold chain, he fled the store and boarded a bus heading toward the airport. Police launched an immediate investigation and apprehended the man in Tai Po within 24 hours of the incident.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect is approximately 40 years old and unemployed. The stolen gold chain weighs more than one tael, or 37.5 grams. According to local media reports, while the suspect is in custody, the stolen gold chain has not yet been recovered.
