Teen Loses Job to AI, Stages Bunty & Babli Heist

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00:00This teenager, seen attempting the theft, had recently lost his job to AI tools, police said.

00:09CCTV footage showed the duo breaking into she-jewellers, one using a cloth to open the

00:14safe and avoid leaving fingerprints, while the other kept watch nearby. Police said the duo

00:18stole 16 lakh worth of gold, diamonds and silver after scouting the shop for days and even buying

00:24a ring to study its layout. The accused, an 18-year-old graphic designer, and his neat

00:28aspirant girlfriend fled the scene on a borrowed scooter, which later helped police trace them.

00:33During questioning, the two confessed to the crime, citing financial stress as the motive.

00:38Their attempt to sell the stolen jewellery failed, and police eventually arrested them at Bhopal

00:42railway station. A World Economic Forum report from January 7, 2025, notes that AI may displace

00:4883 million global jobs by 2027 but create 69 million new ones.