Thane: Swiss stole to splurge on Vietnamese

THANE: A Swiss national of Indian beginning has been arrested for allegedly stealing at the flats of his shut kin in Thane and Hyderabad.
Police inspector (crime) Nasir Kulkarni said that the accused, Abhishek Mintri (41), who's from Interlaken in Switzerland, was stealing to buy pricey presents for his Vietnamese female friend.

The officer said that Mintri used to stick at the houses of his two uncles whilst most of the circle of relatives was out of town, scouse borrow jewellery from their flats and later promote it in a jewellery market in Kolkata.

The officer said that on March 30 this 12 months, he visited his uncle’s area at Kavesar in Thane when his cousin was at home whilst his uncle and aunt were in Jaipur. The subsequent day he hurriedly rushed out of the home, saying he was on his way to Kolkata, Kulkarni informed TOI.

Later, when his uncle and aunt returned home, they found the jewellery lacking, however were still not sure of Mintri’shand in the theft, their complaint states.

Mintri ran out of good fortune on May 21 when the complainant were given a decision from some other uncle at Hyderabad who alleged that Mintri had, in their absence, damaged open the door of the home and “stolen jewellery” from the home. They also said that all over Diwali ultimate 12 months, he was caught red-handed whilst stealing diamond jewellery, said Kulkarni.

The complainant also stated that the accused had despatched him a Whatsapp message of apology on May 22 this 12 months, said the officer. The contemporary theft at Thane was of the worth of Rs eight.72 lakh, the police said, including that it integrated a number of ornaments.

The police who arrested Mintri just lately recovered 35 tolas of gold which he had offered in West Bengal, the police said.


According to the police, the accused used to frequent Vietnam to meet his female friend and splurged cash on her. He used to delight in stealing in India at the residence of his kin to meet his bills.


“His circle of relatives was into the business of manufacturing mementos of wristwatches in Switzerland. In 2013 and 2014 he was arrested in Dubai,” Kulkarni said.


Mintri was nabbed in Kandivili when the police tracked his cell location. A case has been registered at Kasarwadavli police station.


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