Rat 'steals' jewellery worth Rs 10 lakh from Karnataka store, CCTV tells bizarre tale

A rat was caught on CCTV dragging diamond-studded gold ornaments from a jewellery store in Karnataka's Tumakuru. The bizarre footage helped staff trace the missing items to its burrow and recover them.Rat 'steals' jewellery worth Rs 10 lakh from Karnataka storeA rat turned into an unlikely "jewellery thief" after it allegedly dragged away diamond-studded gold ornaments worth around Rs 10 lakh from a store in Karnataka's Tumakuru.A video of the bizarre incident, caught on CCTV, has gone viral on social media.The employees of the jewellery store were left puzzled after several diamond-studded gold ornaments went missing without any signs of forced entry.Suspecting something unusual, they checked the store's CCTV footage before filing a police complaint. The footage showed the rat dragging away the jewellery one piece at a time. Following its trail, the staff traced the rodent to its burrow and dug it up in an attempt to recover the missing ornaments.Watch the video here: Their search proved successful. All the missing jewellery, including 10 diamond-studded gold rings and three necklaces, was recovered from inside the burrow.- EndsPublished On: Jul 30, 2026 15:18 IST