CCTV video: Rats stole gold rings, chains in bizarre Karnataka heist

2 min readBengaluruJul 30, 2026 07:40 PM IST The feed showed a rat scurrying away with a gold ring. (Special Arrangement)A jewellery store in Karnataka’s Tumakuru district was ‘robbed’ of 10 gold rings and two gold chains. They turned to CCTV footage to catch the thief but found a rather improbable truth. The feed showed a rat scurrying away with a gold ring.The shop owner told reporters his staff informed him of the ‘theft’ in the morning. Alarmed, they reviewed security feeds the day and found the 10 rings weren’t the only missing items; the price tags for each were missing too, which seemed an odd thing to steal. Karnataka | Rat caught on CCTV carrying gold ring after 10 rings and 2 chains were missing from a jewellery shop. pic.twitter.com/odGPQr19pU — The Indian Express (@IndianExpres