# Bihar man held for Rs 1 crore theft at actress Lopamudra Raut’s flat 2026-08-09T18:46:26+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Santacruz police have arrested a 26-year-old man from Darbhanga, Bihar, for burgling actress and former Bigg Boss contestant Lopamudra Raut's fifth-floor rental flat in Santacruz (West) on July 14. The accused, Chandan Mukhiya, allegedly used a bamboo stick to reach the balcony, broke in and stole valuables worth over Rs 1 crore, including a luxury watch, gold biscuits and cash. Police recovered stolen items worth about Rs 51 lakh from his possession. Mukhiya was tracked through his mobile phone data and arrested on Saturday with the help of Darbhanga police. He was produced before a local court and transit remand proceedings are underway. Police are also searching for his uncle, identified as Lalu, who is suspected of helping dispose of the stolen property and buying land. Raut, who was in Nagpur at the time of the burglary, has praised the police but said recovering the full amount remains a long way. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com - timesofindia.indiatimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-09-27T06:08:30+00:00. Tags: arrest, Bihar, celebrity crime, Lopamudra Raut, Mumbai Police, theft Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bihar-man-held-for-rs-1-crore-theft-at-actress-lopamudra-rauts-flat/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bihar-man-held-for-rs-1-crore-theft-at-actress-lopamudra-rauts-flat/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/