Archive · 6 Aug 2026
Family Alleges Rs 20 Lakh Jewellery Theft from PNB Locker
A family in Faridabad kept very precious things, like gold jewellery and old silver coins, in a special safe box called a locker at a bank.
The bank is called Punjab National Bank.
One day, the family's key to the locker stopped working.
The bank had to drill open the locker to get inside.
When it was opened, the family says the locker was completely empty.
The missing gold and coins are worth about 20 lakh rupees, which is a lot of money.
The family is very upset because they trusted the bank to keep their treasures safe.
They had collected these valuables over three generations.
The police are investigating, and scientists examined the locker.
They found no signs of anyone breaking into it, which makes the whole mystery very confusing.
A Faridabad family alleged that gold jewellery and valuables worth nearly Rs 20 lakh vanished from their locker at Punjab National Bank's Railway Road branch in Old Faridabad.
Locker No. A-46 was drilled open on July 28 after the customer's original key stopped working on July 21, while the bank's master key functioned normally.
The missing valuables include around 148.5 grams of gold jewellery and seven antique silver coins, valued at Rs 18.02 lakh in the FIR.
A Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) examination found no signs of forced opening on the locker, according to the Investigating Officer.
The family has sought transfer of the investigation to the Crime Branch or Economic Offences Wing.
Republic TV's reporting team was denied entry to the PNB branch while seeking the bank's response.
- Who
- The Kapur family, including joint locker holder Ashish Kapur, and Punjab National Bank (PNB)
- What
- Alleged disappearance of gold jewellery and antique silver coins worth nearly Rs 20 lakh from bank locker No. A-46
- When
- The key failed on July 21, the locker was drilled open on July 28, and FIR No. 206/2026 was registered on July 30
- Where
- Punjab National Bank's Railway Road branch in Old Faridabad
- Why
- The family believes the valuables vanished while the locker remained in the bank's custody, raising questions about locker safety; investigation is ongoing
Family's Account
Investigation Findings
Cause of Empty Locker
Family's Account
The family says valuables worth nearly Rs 20 lakh vanished while the locker was in the bank's custody, and questions how this could happen without signs of forced entry.
Investigation Findings
A Forensic Science Laboratory examination found no signs of forced opening, and the bank has not publicly responded, with Republic TV denied entry to the branch.
- Bank
- Punjab National Bank (PNB)
- Branch
- Railway Road, Old Faridabad
- Locker Number
- A-46
- Missing Valuables
- Around 148.5 grams of gold jewellery and seven antique silver coins
- Declared Value
- Rs 18.02 lakh in the FIR; family estimates nearly Rs 20 lakh
- FIR
- No. 206/2026, registered July 30 at Old Faridabad Police Station
- Timeline
- Key stopped working July 21; locker drilled open July 28
- FSL Finding
- No signs of forced opening found