News Crime Delhi: Domestic help arrested for robbing jewellery worth Rs 15 lakh, 70,000 cash

Delhi: Domestic help arrested for robbing jewellery worth Rs 15 lakh, 70,000 cash

The accused identified as Khushboo (19) was working for the complainant for about 20 days but on Friday she left the job citing an emergency.

Domestic help arrested for robbing jewellery Image Source : PTIDomestic help arrested for robbing jewellery

A domestic help was arrested by the Delhi Police after a complaint was filed in northeast Delhi's Subhash Place area over theft of jewellery worth Rs 15 lakh and Rs 70,000 in cash.

The accused identified as Khushboo (19) was working for the complainant for about 20 days but on Friday she left the job citing an emergency.

However, after she left, the complainant found some jewellery in her almirah missing along with some cash.

It was found that the complainant had not taken any residence proof or other documents from the accused of police verification.

But on Sunday after a tip-off and examination of CCTV footage, the police team found the accused living in Shakarpur area.

She was arrested from her rented accommodation just before she could leave for her native village in Bihar.

The police team has recovered gold and diamond jewellery worth Rs 15 lakh and Rs 62,000 in cash.