Nagpur, Apr 16 (PTI) Police have arrested a woman for allegedly stealing jewellery worth Rs 19.4 lakh from a businessman, an official said on Wednesday.

The Ganeshpeth police that cracked the case have recovered Rs 13.5 lakh valuables from the woman, he said.

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Nanaji Devgirkar (55), a gold merchant from Hinganghat in neighbouring Wadhaw district, recently visited Nagpur to buy jewellery. After finishing his work, he boarded a shared e-rickshaw at Badkas Chowk in Mahal to reach Ganeshpeth bus stand.

Two women were also in the rickshaw. They got down before Devgirkar reached his destination. When the complainant boarded a bus at Ganeshpeth for Hinganghat, he realised that his bag containing the jewellery was missing.

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The businessman then alerted the police, the official said.

After working on several inputs, police detained a woman, who admitted to stealing Devgirkar's bag. Jewellery worth Rs 13.54 lakh was recovered from the woman, who was subsequently placed under arrest, the official added.

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