Bengaluru: A 58-year-old Bengaluru businessman has lodged a complaint with Bengaluru International Airport police alleging that gold jewellery worth around ₹7 lakh went missing from his checked-in baggage during a Bengaluru-Mumbai flight journey.
The complainant, identified as Nauman Siddiq, said he had booked a ticket to Mumbai with his family on July 13, 2026.
Gold jewellery reported missing from baggage
According to the complaint, the businessman had checked in his baggage before boarding the flight from Bengaluru to Mumbai.
He later alleged that gold jewellery valued at approximately ₹7 lakh was missing from his checked-in baggage.
The complaint has raised concerns over the safety of valuables carried in checked-in luggage during air travel.
Airport police begin investigation
The Bengaluru International Airport police have received the complaint and are looking into the circumstances surrounding the alleged disappearance of the jewellery.
The investigation is expected to focus on the movement of the baggage during the journey and establish when and where the jewellery allegedly went missing.
Further details regarding the flight, baggage handling and the progress of the investigation were not available in the information provided.