Vadodara: A trader from Mumbai lost his belongings worth Rs 4.2 lakh while he was on his way to his native place in Rajasthan in a private luxury bus.
In a complaint lodged at Karjan police station on Tuesday, the trader Kantilal Purohit told police that a thief took away his bag while the bus had stopped for dinner at a highway restaurant on October 19.
Purohit and his wife were on their way to Khirodi village in Jalore district of Rajasthan.
According to Purohit, when the bus driver stopped the bus at Ramdev Hotel near Karjan on national highway-48, he and his wife along with 15 other passengers got down for meals.
The driver and the cleaner of the bus were also having their meals at the restaurant. Around 9.50 pm when Purohit and his wife returned to the bus, they did not find their bag and informed the driver and cleaner about it.
When other passengers were asked if their luggage was safe, it was learnt that only Purohit’s bag was missing.
He later called police and the cops checked the luggage of other passengers but Purohit’s valuables were not found. Police said that the bag contained Rs 5,000 cash and gold ornaments worth over Rs 4 lakh.
Cops suspect that a local could be involved in the theft as in the past too several passengers have lost their valuables from nearby restaurants.