This Rhea Anil Kapoor jewellery theft story is honestly sounding like one proper high-profile travel nightmare . Diamond earrings valued at ₹1.35 crore going missing during Met Gala trip in New York City is not small thing ah .
According to reports,the theft was reported by celebrity makeup artist Savleen Singh,who has worked with Rhea for several years . Earrings were reportedly rented from well-known Mumbai jewellers for use during prestigious Met Gala,which itself makes whole situation even more tense.
Team had left Mumbai on an Emirates flight at 10:25 PM on April 27,traveling via Dubai before reaching New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport at around 5:30 PM on April 28 . So now question is not just what happened,but where exactly it happened .
Police reports say earrings were kept in two separate boxes inside Singh's handbag . But after they checked into Pierre Hotel,Singh opened both boxes and found them empty . Imagine that moment only… full panic.
Few key details standing out here:
- Missing jewellery includes an 18-carat emerald-stone diamond-studded set worth ₹66 lakh.
- Second missing item is Zambian emerald-stone set valued at ₹69 lakh.
- Savleen Singh filed case at Sahar Police Station after incident.
And tbh,this is where investigation becomes complicated . Police are now reviewing travel timeline to understand whether earrings were stolen at Mumbai airport,during flight,while in transit in Dubai,or after arrival in New York.
What makes this case more worrying is how controlled celebrity travel usually looks from outside . There are teams,planning,luxury hotels,international events,everything polished . But one handbag,two boxes,and suddenly ₹1.35 crore worth jewellery is gone.
At same time,this also shows how risky it can be to move expensive rented jewellery across countries . Financial value is huge,but there is also pressure because items came from Mumbai jewellers and were meant for such high-profile fashion appearance.
For now,investigation is still going on and Kapoor team is reportedly hoping stolen items are recovered quickly . But real uncomfortable part is this: if jewellery can vanish somewhere between Mumbai,Dubai and New York,then how many gaps are still left in so-called secure celebrity travel…
