nWith the arrest of two women from Bihar's Bhagalpur district, The Delhi Police on Saturday claimed to have solved several cases of robbery registered across the national Capital. Police said that the women, after posing as housemaids, used to steal valuables from the homes and flee.
The accused have been identified as Seema (32) and Bunty (32), residents of Bhagalpur.
According to Monika Bhardawaj, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), West district, on May 17, a resident of East Punjabi Bagh Pankaj Arora lodged a police complaint in which he stated that at around 8 am, two women came to his house and offered to work as maids.
"They worked for some time and later, the women left the house saying they will come on May 23. After the duo left their house, the complainant and his family members realised that around Rs 15 lakh in cash, diamond and gold jewellery were missing from almirah and drawers," said the DCP.
"During investigation, police analysed CCTV footage of the area and through their sources, the accused maid were identified as Seema and Bunty of Bhagalpur. Raids were conducted at their suspected hideouts in Delhi but it was revealed that they have left for Bihar," said the DCP.
"Thereafter, a police team was sent to Bihar and the accused were arrested from their native village on Friday. Police has also recovered the Rs 15 lakh and jewellery worth Rs 14.8 lakh from their possession which was hidden in under their house floor," said the DCP.
"They were brought to Delhi on Saturday and during interrogation, the accused disclosed that they did not take any house on rent here. They used to visit Delhi at a regular interval of time and after committing crime, they left the national capital for their native place Bhagalpur," the DCP said.
"It was also revealed that in 2010, 2013 and 201, both of them were involved in several cases of theft and burglary in Delhi, including Mianwali Nagar, Greater Kailash, New Friends Colony, Karol Bagh and Hauz Khas police stations," said the DCP.
"Police are also checking whether they are involved in other cases outside Delhi," said the DCP adding that further investigation is going on.