India, June 13 -- A man hired by a reputed jewellery retailer in Ghaziabad barely a month ago allegedly stole jewellery from the store on Friday morning after exploiting a security gap, police said.

A case of theft has been registered at Kavi Nagar police station and five teams have been formed to trace the suspects.

Police received information at around 8:51 pm about the theft in Ghaziabad's RDC area and reached the spot. "CCTV footage of the showroom showed the employee identified as Nitin Verma, a resident of Modi Nagar, entering the store with another unidentified man," Suryabali Maurya, assistant commissioner of police (ACP), Kavi Nagar, told HT.

He allegedly opened the locks, reached the first floor and stole the jewellery. While...