The jewelry was her own. So there’s no stealing her own jewelry. She took it from her mother-in-law who was keeping it from her. If her mother-in-law never took her jewelry she wouldn’t need to take it secretly from her.Originally posted by: Bodhianveshika
Problem is she stole the jewellery (not took it, stole it from her mother-in-law's cupboard), allowed for a false complaint being lodged with the police. She may be a co-conspirator depending on what the money has been used for.
Would it be called theft if one of her sisters-in-law were to take some ancestral/family money or jewellery or papers from Pari's cupboard without her knowledge?
About the emotional aspect of it, she feigned innocence, not caring the respect of her husband, his family, orchestrated a drama not caring the impact it would have on their relation. She is betraying both families, her husband.
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