A video of an unusual theft at a jewellery shop is doing the rounds of the internet. The CCTV footage shows a rat purportedly "stealing" a diamond necklace from the shop. Yes, you herd that right, a rat!


The recording of the theft at the jewellery shop in Kasaragod, Kerala has gone viral since being shared on the micro-blogging site Twitter. The video is also being shared across different platforms.


The 30 second clip opens to show a diamond necklace displayed on a shelf in the jewellery shop. In a few moments a rat comes out from the corner near the shelf. It then climbs on to it and waits for a few seconds before "fleeing" away with the necklace.


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"For whom would this rat have taken the diamond necklace," read the caption of the post when translated in English.






Since being share on the micro-blogging site Twitter, the clip has amassed 85,000 views and several comments.


"Sabki halat ek Jesi he.......pati ho ya chuha," wrote one user.






"Jaroor apni gharwali ke liye le gaya hoga,jiski bahut dino se ispa najar thi..."






"Offcourse his wife Sir," wrote a third.






"Lgta hai iski wife ka pressure hai jada hai Ispe," wrote a fourth.






Whilea nother wrote, "Uske bhi armaan hoge phnane ke."