Diamond Thief

A jewel thief was jailed for more than five years in Britain on Wednesday for stealing millions of pounds worth of diamonds by switching them with pebbles in a daring sleight of hand.

After diamond earrings were stolen from his shop, a jeweler in Patna pointed out towards an unlikely thief-a rat. Surprisingly unfazed by the loss, the shopkeeper said he was delighted that the rat, who believed to be an embodiment of god, took away the earrings on the auspicious day of 'Mahashivratri' and gave them as a present to goddess Parvati.

A Chinese woman who allegedly tried to smuggle a stolen diamond out of Thailand by swallowing it was released from hospital Monday after doctors removed the expensive gem from her gut.

Five would-be diamond thieves have been arrested this week for trying to steal gems worth $880,000 at a jewellery fair in Hong Kong, police said Thursday.

Canadian authorities have lost track of an accused diamond thief who faced extradition to Belgium to stand trial in a multi-million dollar fraud, a Montreal newspaper said on Wednesday.

A staggering 40 million euro ($53 million) worth of diamonds and other jewels was stolen Sunday from the Carlton Intercontinental Hotel in Cannes, in one of Europe's biggest jewellery heists in recent years, police said. One expert noted the crime follows recent jail escapes by members of the notorious "Pink Panther" jewel thief gang.

The Jaipur Police are looking for a 20-year-old girl who stole diamonds worth Rs 25 lakh from a jewellery shop in Vaishali Nagar area and vanished. The accused, Jyoti, showed her remarkable sleight of hand and stole seven pieces of jewellery at a time when the shop was filled with customers and attendants.

Imagine finding seventy sovereigns of gold, platinum and diamond jewellery stolen from your home left at your doorstep with an apology note from the thief! This is exactly what a cancer specialist in Chennai witnessed on Wednesday evening.

Spanish authorities say a USD 16,500 diamond was found in a thief's stomach after he was taken to a hospital for an X-ray.

They weren't looking to keep vampires away - they just saw a good opportunity, and decided to sink their teeth into it.Three men have been arrested in Surat in Gujarat for stealing garlic worth thousands."The price of garlic has gone above Rs 300 per kg...by stealing a sackful of garlic, these people easily made Rs 3000-4000," explained police offi...

Suave looks, designer clothes, stylish sunglasses and a high-end phone. Rarely would one find a thief with all this. But Dinesh Mavjibhai Lakhani, a diamond trader at Opera House, did. And he also became his victim."The accused, Imran Rafiq Khan, met Lakhani in October 2008 and introduced himself as Sameer Raheja and said he owned a jewelery firm i...

Rehmat Ali Rangrez (30), notorious for high-profile robberies across Mumbai was arrested on Sunday with two of his accomplices for robbing diamonds worth Rs 32 lakh.

A jewel thief was jailed for more than five years in Britain on Wednesday for stealing millions of pounds worth of diamonds by switching them with pebbles in a daring sleight of hand.

After diamond earrings were stolen from his shop, a jeweler in Patna pointed out towards an unlikely thief-a rat. Surprisingly unfazed by the loss, the shopkeeper said he was delighted that the rat, who believed to be an embodiment of god, took away the earrings on the auspicious day of 'Mahashivratri' and gave them as a present to goddess Parvati.

A Chinese woman who allegedly tried to smuggle a stolen diamond out of Thailand by swallowing it was released from hospital Monday after doctors removed the expensive gem from her gut.

Five would-be diamond thieves have been arrested this week for trying to steal gems worth $880,000 at a jewellery fair in Hong Kong, police said Thursday.

Canadian authorities have lost track of an accused diamond thief who faced extradition to Belgium to stand trial in a multi-million dollar fraud, a Montreal newspaper said on Wednesday.

A staggering 40 million euro ($53 million) worth of diamonds and other jewels was stolen Sunday from the Carlton Intercontinental Hotel in Cannes, in one of Europe's biggest jewellery heists in recent years, police said. One expert noted the crime follows recent jail escapes by members of the notorious "Pink Panther" jewel thief gang.

The Jaipur Police are looking for a 20-year-old girl who stole diamonds worth Rs 25 lakh from a jewellery shop in Vaishali Nagar area and vanished. The accused, Jyoti, showed her remarkable sleight of hand and stole seven pieces of jewellery at a time when the shop was filled with customers and attendants.

Imagine finding seventy sovereigns of gold, platinum and diamond jewellery stolen from your home left at your doorstep with an apology note from the thief! This is exactly what a cancer specialist in Chennai witnessed on Wednesday evening.

Spanish authorities say a USD 16,500 diamond was found in a thief's stomach after he was taken to a hospital for an X-ray.

They weren't looking to keep vampires away - they just saw a good opportunity, and decided to sink their teeth into it.Three men have been arrested in Surat in Gujarat for stealing garlic worth thousands."The price of garlic has gone above Rs 300 per kg...by stealing a sackful of garlic, these people easily made Rs 3000-4000," explained police offi...

Suave looks, designer clothes, stylish sunglasses and a high-end phone. Rarely would one find a thief with all this. But Dinesh Mavjibhai Lakhani, a diamond trader at Opera House, did. And he also became his victim."The accused, Imran Rafiq Khan, met Lakhani in October 2008 and introduced himself as Sameer Raheja and said he owned a jewelery firm i...

Rehmat Ali Rangrez (30), notorious for high-profile robberies across Mumbai was arrested on Sunday with two of his accomplices for robbing diamonds worth Rs 32 lakh.