A 38-year-old woman has been accused of theft in the case of theft of precious jewelery in the Louvre Museum located in Paris, the capital of France. Precious jewels worth 88 million euros (102 million US dollars) were stolen from the museum on October 19, 2025. This robbery in the capital of France had surprised everyone.

According to the report of news agency AFP, thieves carried out this robbery in just seven minutes in the Louvre Museum located in Paris, the capital of France. For this, the thieves had used disc cutters to steal precious jewellery. The theft of jewelery in such a short time had completely surprised everyone.

According to reports, the thieves entered the museum by forcing open a window, cut the boxes using a disc cutter and ran away with eight French crown jewels. The stolen jewelery also included the property of Queen Marie-Louise and Eugenie.

Activities of thieves seen in CCTV footage

In the CCTV footage installed in the museum, four people were seen, who had come in a truck fitted with a lift. With the help of that lift, all the thieves reached the window of the first floor of the museum and then escaped on a motor scooter on the banks of the Seine river. Initial investigation revealed that construction work was going on in the part of the museum from which the thieves fled.

French Home Minister gave statement after the theft

French Home Minister Laurent Nunez had given a statement after this robbery that this incident was carried out by three to four people together and they targeted two displays of Apollo’s gallery. It is clear that before this incident, recce of the museum was done, which is the work of a professional team and they had used disc cutter to cut the glass.

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Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the theft of precious crowns from the Louvre Museum in Paris. News agency AFP quoted sources on Sunday (October 26, 2025) as saying that a suspect was arrested at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport on Saturday (October 25, 2025) at around 10 pm (Indian time, 2:30 am).

According to sources, the suspect was arrested when he was about to board a flight abroad. The second accused was arrested from Paris after some time. Let us tell you that people from all over the country and abroad go to Paris to see the crown jewels in the world famous Louvre Museum. This theft incident was carried out in this museum last Sunday (October 19, 2025).

The accused entered inside with the help of crane

At the time of opening of the museum, thieves broke the window of the upper floor with the help of a crane and stole eight precious crowns worth about 102 million dollars. After committing the crime, both the accused fled away on a bike.

The video of the incident is also going viral on social media, in which two robbers are seen running away with precious crown jewels. After the robbery, both of them used the hydraulic lift to escape. Paris prosecutors entrusted the investigation into the incident to a team from the BRB police unit, which typically handles high-profile robbery cases.

Special crown of the Queen and Queens of France

The history of these eight stolen crowns is quite old. According to the information, these crowns belonged to the queens and empresses of France. The French Ministry of Culture had said that these gems have ‘priceless heritage value’. Rickner said, ‘They are invaluable from a heritage point of view. However, their value can be assessed.

The Louvre Museum in Paris is the most visited museum in the world, where more than 30,000 tourists visit every day. Ancient objects, sculptures and paintings can be seen here. The most famous artwork in the museum is Monalisa, which is famous all over the world. Apart from this, Venus de Milo and Winged Victory of Samothrace are also present here.

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