Bengaluru, Aug 2: The police have arrested a 25-year-old domestic help, who, along with her husband, allegedly stole 4 kg of gold and diamond jewellery, and two-and-a-half kg of silver articles from her employer.
The total value of the items is estimated to be about Rs. 1.5 crore. They were stolen over a period of a year-and-a-half. With the money they got from allegedly selling the jewellery, the couple bought a car, a bike and took a flat in Koramangala on a three-year lease by paying Rs. 30 lakh. The couple — Reshma and Kiran Kumar, 28 — have two children.
Two years ago, Reshma had joined the household of Jayanth S. Beda, who owns a plastic factory, as a maid. Kiran drives an autorickshaw, said the police. The two allegedly hatched a plan to steal the jewellery of Mr. Jayanth, one item at a time so that the theft would not be noticed. “Reshma succeeded in stealing pieces of jewellery from the family’s lockers, which she would hand over to Kiran, who sold them in jewellery stores,” said the police. The couple ran out of luck when the family checked the locker and noticed the disappearance of valuables.
Based on their complaint, the Koramangala police zeroed in on Reshma. After monitoring her movements for a few days, they questioned her on Saturday.
“She confessed to the crime. Based on her statement, we arrested Kiran Kumar. We recovered 3.75 kg of gold and diamonds, and 2.5 kg of silver articles, a car and a motorcycle,” the police added.
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