Mumbai: Domestic help held for stealing cash, valuables worth Rs 7 lakh

Before filing the complaint, the couple first checked with their daughter who stays in the neighbouring apartment. But she didn’t have any clue about the items. The family raised suspicion about the domestic help’s involvement as he failed to report to work after the couple returned from their vacation. They filed the case with Sion police on August 17. The police traced Chaudhari in Bihar by tracking his mobile phone location,” a police officer said.

“Chaudhari has confessed to the crime. He entered the house on August 9 through the bathroom’s window. He claimed that he found valuables worth more than 40 lakh in the house, but took only some of them to avoid getting caught. He used the stolen cash to buy a flight ticket to Bihar. He was hiding at his mother-in-law’s residence,” the police added quoting Chaudhari’s confession.

The stolen valuables have been recovered, but the accused has already used the cash to buy the flight ticket, he added.

The accused has been booked under section 381 (theft by servant) of the Indian Penal Code. He was produced in court and has been remanded in police custody.