Somewhat charmingly, an Indian jewel thief has claimed a political Robin Hood motive for his actions - here's the report from the Hyderabad Times:
"I am
fed up with the way the system is functioning these days. Politicians
are thieves who loot us for five years and I became a thief just for a
night to show the world the growing inequality in the country"...If given a chance, I can serve
the society better than any politician," said Kumar, who has four
brothers and a widowed mother at home to feed from the paltry money he
earns as a mason...
Kumar, the
prime accused, walked into a local television channel's office late on
Sunday and told the receptionist that he was the one who had carried out
the heist. "My cousin Anand needs money to undergo a surgery. We tried to get help, but no one cared," he told the police later.
