Archive · 31 Oct 2025
Woman Arrested for Gold Ring Theft During Diwali Festivities
During the busy Diwali shopping time in East Delhi, three women went into a jewelry store.
They managed to steal a gold ring and then quickly left.
This theft was caught on security cameras and the video became popular online.
Police saw the video and started looking for the thieves.
They figured out the women were part of a group that steals jewelry in different cities.
They tracked down one of the women, named Poonam Yadav, to a village in Uttar Pradesh and arrested her.
She told the police that she and her friends, who are also from Kanpur, have stolen jewelry before in other busy areas.
A 34-year-old woman, Poonam Yadav, was arrested for allegedly stealing a gold ring from a jewelry shop in East Delhi.
The theft occurred on October 19 during Diwali festivities amidst large crowds in the Laxmi Nagar market.
The stolen item was a gold ring weighing 5.4 grams, and the incident was captured on CCTV footage.
Police identified Yadav as part of an inter-state gang of women thieves involved in multiple gold thefts across Delhi-NCR.
Yadav was arrested on October 28 in Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, following analysis of CCTV footage and intelligence gathering.
- Who
- Poonam Yadav, a 34-year-old woman from Kanpur, identified as part of an inter-state gang of women thieves.
- What
- Alleged theft of a 5.4-gram gold ring from a jewelry shop.
- When
- October 19, during Diwali festivities and heavy festive crowds.
- Where
- A jewelry shop in Laxmi Nagar, East Delhi.
- Why
- To steal the gold ring during the crowded festive season.
- Accused
- Poonam Yadav (34)
- Location of Theft
- Jewellery shop in Laxmi Nagar, East Delhi
- Date of Theft
- October 19 (Diwali festivities)
- Stolen Item
- Gold ring (5.4 grams)
- Arrest Date
- October 28
- Arrest Location
- Village Chakwa Khurd, Etawah