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Thursday, Jul 06, 2006

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Another held in theft of Nizam's slippers

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HYDERABAD: Toronto police arrested a second person in connection with the theft of jewel-encrusted slippers worn by the Nizam, from the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto , Canada. The arrested man was identified by police as Mico Petric, (33), a Canadian website said on Wednesday. The slippers, studded with diamonds, rubies and emeralds are embroidered with gold and were valued at $160,000. The slippers along with a toe ring and a gold anklet disappeared from the museum in March last. The museum had later offered a $25,000 reward for the return of the footwear.

It was the most bizarre turn to the high-profile theft, when a customer walked into a photo studio lab in Toronto and ordered for prints of digital images of the slippers. The studio owner who recognised the slippers surreptitiously shot a picture of the customer and passed it on to the police. However, the slippers were found mysteriously in a bag across the street following a tip-off from an anonymous caller. Later, police arrested Filip Djukic, said a report on the website (Toronto .ctv.ca). The Toronto police, however, did not release any details of the second arrest, but said the arrested man was facing theft charges.

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