A worker allegedly filed a false complaint with the police stating that jewellery worth lakhs of rupees was stolen while he was travelling in a train in Mumbai and he later confessed of faking the theft incident during police investigations, an official said on Monday.

The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) Government Railway Police (GRP) which was investigating the entire matter has issued a notice to the complainant, the worker of a jewellery firm for allegedly stealing the jewellery worth Rs 28.07 lakh, said the official.