Influencer flaunts gold, cash on Instagram; burglars make off with booty
A social media influencer in Kanyakumari was targeted by burglars after frequently posting about her wealth and travel plans on Instagram. The thieves stole gold and cash worth approximately Rs 1 crore while the family was out shopping.
Why it matters
This incident highlights the security risks associated with oversharing personal lifestyle details and real-time location data on social media platforms.
MADURAI: A Kanyakumari-based influencer posted reels flaunting her gold ornaments and showering her child with cash notes. She also posted updates about the family’s shopping trips and outings.The reels were perhaps meant to bedazzle and overawe her social media friends and followers with her extravagant lifestyle but left her family poorer by Rs 1 crore. Burglars took a cue and made the most of the information.Late Thursday evening, after the family came back home from a shopping trip, they found 120 sovereigns of gold ornaments, diamond jewellery and 50,000 in cash missing.The burglary was reported at the house of Madhumita, a YouTube and Instagram influencer, at Thamathukonam near Nagercoil, the headquarters of Kanyakumari district. Her husband, Vinoth Kumar, is a businessman.The family, which had gone out earlier in the evening to shop for clothes, discovered the theft after returning.
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