India, Oct. 26 -- In a case that has both baffled and amused police, a teenager stole his uncle's gold to buy a Thar and then invited him to perform the puja for the new vehicle. The uncle, blissfully unaware that the SUV was paid for with money from the sale of jewellery stolen from his house, happily consented to grace the ceremony.

The 19-year-old diploma student allegedly stole gold jewellery worth Rs.14.5 lakh from his uncle's house and sold it to a jeweller for Rs.10 lakh to fulfil his dream of owning a Mahindra Thar SUV. However, his luck ran out faster than the Thar's fuel when the police reached his doorstep, exposing the alleged theft.

On Sunday, Kolhapur police said they arrested the student, Samar Popat Chavan, and a 26-year...