A 20-year-old man was arrested on Monday for stealing gold and diamond jewellery worth Rs90 lakh, along with Rs20,000 cash, in south Delhi's Vasant Vihar.
According to a senior police official, the accused, Brijesh, who hails from UP was a domestic help at the residence of Namrata Kumari. “On June 6, she, along with her daughter, had left for Europe, leaving behind her husband and son at the house. When she came back on June 16, she found that the jewellery was missing along with cash,” said police.
She told police that a few days ago, she had fired the domestic help-Brijesh for his misconduct and unsatisfactory services. She has come to know that during her absence he visited the house. A team was constituted and Brijesh was arrested and he confessed his involvement in the crime and the stolen jewellery was recovered along with Rs8,500.
He told police that in May he came to know about the illness of his mother and for her treatment he was in a need of money. After he came back to Delhi and came to know that his employer along with her sister had left for abroad, he reached their house, said police, adding that children in the house presumed that he was re-employed and had started working there.
As soon as he got a chance, he committed theft of gold/ diamond jewelry and cash from the almirah of complainant and escaped to his native village, said police.