A shocking incident has come to light from China where a girl stole her mother's jewellery worth crores of rupees and sold it for just Rs 700. The girl's mother's jewellery was worth one million yuan (about Rs 1.2 crore). The girl sold it for just 60 yuan (about Rs 700) so that she could buy lip studs and earrings.
The girl sold her mother's jewellery
According to the South China Morning Post report, the girl's name is Li. When her mother Wang found out that her daughter had accidentally sold the precious jewellery for just a few bucks, Wang immediately reported the matter to Shanghai's Wanli Police Station. As the investigation progressed, Li admitted that she had stolen jade bracelets, necklaces and other gemstone jewellery from home for pocket money. She mistook the jewellery for artificial and took it to a jade recycling shop and sold it.
The girl revealed the secrets when asked by the police
"I didn't know why she wanted to sell it," Wang told Chinese police. "She said she needed money that day. When I asked how much, she told me '60 yuan.' I asked why, and she said, 'I saw someone wearing lip studs, and I thought they looked nice. I want one too so I sold those jewellery.'" Daughter Li said the lip studs cost 30 yuan, and the shop offered her another pair of earrings for 30 yuan, making the total price 60 yuan. According to reports, the police acted quickly and recovered the jewellery from the shop and returned it to the mother.
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