Makeup artist held for theft in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: The Malkajgiri police arrested a woman makeup artist on charges of stealing a gold chain at a cradle ceremony, police said here on Friday. The suspect Zainab Begum (30), a resident of Yakutpura, who works as an assistant with Nishitha, a hair stylist accompanied the latter to a cradle ceremony of her friend T.Swapna’s […]

Hyderabad: The Malkajgiri police arrested a woman makeup artist on charges of stealing a gold chain at a cradle ceremony, police said here on Friday.

The suspect Zainab Begum (30), a resident of Yakutpura, who works as an assistant with Nishitha, a hair stylist accompanied the latter to a cradle ceremony of her friend T.Swapna’s child at a banquet hall in Malkajgiri last week.

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Police said at the time of the photo session, Swapna handed over her bag to Zainab Begum. On reaching home after the event, Swapna realized a 4.5 tola gold chain was missing. She strongly suspected Zainab. Based on her complaint, the Malkajgiri police booked a case and detained Zainab Begum, who confessed to the crime.

The gold chain was recovered from her. She was produced before court.