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A 62-year-old woman, primitively from Dharwad, has lodged a constabulary ailment present alleging that golden and diamond jewellery worthy respective lakhs of rupees was stolen from her checked-in baggage during her formation to the USA via Abu Dhabi.
The complainant, Shanta Ramesh Kashinkunti, who is presently settled successful the United States, stated that she often visits her autochthonal Hubballi–Dharwad. According to her complaint, she had booked a instrumentality summons to the US and travelled connected Akasa Airlines connected November 15, 2025, departing from Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), Bengaluru, astatine 9.20 p.m, with a transit halt astatine Abu Dhabi.
She alleged that her checked-in baggage contained astir 790 grams of golden jewellery, diamond ornaments worthy astir ₹8 lakh, medicines valued astatine ₹20,000, and USD 200 successful cash. After completing check-in, baggage tagging, and information screening astatine Bengaluru airport, she proceeded with her journey.
However, upon inspecting her baggage astatine Abu Dhabi International Airport, she allegedly discovered that the valuables were missing. Though the suitcase showed nary disposable signs of tampering oregon damage, the contents had allegedly been stolen.
The pistillate instantly reported the substance to Abu Dhabi airdrome authorities and besides lodged a ailment with Akasa Airlines’ lawsuit service. Despite repeated follow-ups, she alleged that nary factual accusation oregon solution was provided.
After returning to India connected January 7, 2026, she approached the constabulary connected the proposal of her relatives and filed a ceremonial ailment seeking probe into the incident.
She has urged authorities to analyse CCTV footage astatine Kempegowda International Airport, question airdrome information unit and different acrophobic personnel, and coordinate with Abu Dhabi airdrome authorities to hint the missing valuables and instrumentality action.
Based connected her ailment filed connected Saturday (January 31, 2026), the airdrome constabulary person registered a lawsuit of theft against chartless idiosyncratic for further investigation.
