In a series of theft cases involving employees, a bullion trader in Ahmedabad reported that his worker absconded with 228.2 grams of gold worth ₹16.75 lakh, confessing to being in debt after disappearing from work. Meanwhile, Mangaluru police arrested Rohit Mathias for stealing gold jewelry worth ₹7 lakh from a home in 2021, having previously been accused of murder. In Vijayawada, an employee at a government wine shop was arrested for stealing ₹9.51 lakh by exploiting security lapses, which he executed during a planned absence. Additionally, in Bhopal, a jeweler's employee named Lakshya was detained for stealing 193 grams of gold worth around ₹10 lakh, which he concealed despite initially misleading his employer about its whereabouts. These incidents highlight a troubling trend of employee theft across various sectors, prompting police investigations and arrests.