Crime Files: Domestic workers caught in theft
Girinagar Police Station
In two separate incidents, domestic workers were arrested for stealing gold and cash from their employers' homes in Bengaluru. In the first case, reported at, a maid stole 48.62 grams of gold ornaments and Rs.3.86 lakh in cash, valued at Rs.8.47 lakh, from a house in Banashankari 3rd Phase. Police recovered the stolen items from her house and a nearby jewellery shop.In the second case under the HAL Police Station, a maid was arrested for house robbery after allegedly using a duplicate key to steal gold while the family was away. 128 grams of gold jewellery, worth Rs.12 lakh, was found hidden in the trunk of her two-wheeler. Both accused have been remanded to judicial custody.A car driver was arrested by Vyalikaval Police for allegedly stealing Rs.1.51 crore in cash entrusted to him for tax payment by his employer, a chartered accountant based in Kodandaraipura. The complaint was filed on May 6, after the driver failed to deposit the money in the car as instructed and went missing.The accused has been identified as Rajesh (45). According to police, instead of keeping the amount in the vehicle, the driver hid the cash in his two-wheeler and fled. Based on the investigation, a notice was issued to the accused, who appeared before police on May 9. During questioning, he confessed to the theft and revealed that the stolen cash was kept at his residence near the TTD temple.Police later recovered Rs.1.4 crore in cash and a two-wheeler used in the crime. The case has been successfully solved by the Vyalikaval Police.
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