Archive · 28 Aug 2026
300 Grams Of Gold Jewellery Stolen From Bengaluru–Vijayawada Bus
A couple were travelling by bus to Vijayawada for a wedding.
They had about 300 grams of gold jewellery in a bag.
The jewellery was reportedly worth Rs 40 lakh.
They noticed the bag was missing when the bus stopped near Nellore.
Police searched the bus and passengers’ bags.
The empty bag was later found on a rear seat.
A passenger told police about another traveller who got off during the night.
Police transferred the case to the station responsible for the area where the theft was discovered.
Around 300 grams of gold jewellery worth Rs 40 lakh was allegedly stolen from a passenger’s bag.
Vemuru Venkata Krishna and his wife discovered the missing jewellery during a bus stop near Nellore.
Police searched passengers’ bags after bringing the Kaveri Travels bus to a police station.
An empty bag was found on a rear seat, while a fellow passenger raised suspicion about a traveller who left at Chandragiri.
Tanguturu police registered a zero FIR and transferred the case to Kodavalur police because the theft was noticed in its jurisdiction.
- Who
- Vemuru Venkata Krishna and his wife Radha reported the alleged theft; police are investigating.
- What
- Around 300 grams of gold jewellery, worth Rs 40 lakh, was allegedly stolen from their bag.
- When
- The theft was noticed during an overnight journey, when the bus stopped near Rajupalem; a suspected passenger reportedly got off at Chandragiri around 2.30 am.
- Where
- The bus was travelling from Bengaluru to Vijayawada, and the theft was noticed at Rajupalem near Nellore.
- Why
- The couple were travelling to Vijayawada to attend a wedding; the motive for the alleged theft has not been established.
- Jewellery stolen
- Around 300 grams of gold jewellery
- Reported value
- Rs 40 lakh
- Bus route
- Bengaluru to Vijayawada
- Transport operator
- Kaveri Travels
- Discovery point
- Rajupalem near Nellore
- Suspected departure
- Chandragiri, around 2.30 am
- Case status
- Tanguturu police registered a zero FIR and transferred it to Kodavalur police