Bengaluru, March 12 A 55-year-old domestic helper was arrested for allegedly stealing gold jewellery and cash worth Rs 16 lakh from the house of an elderly couple here, police said.
Dhanlakshmi had been working at the couple's house in Frazer Town for nearly 25 years, they said.
With her arrest, police claimed to have recovered 54 grams of gold jewellery and Rs 8 lakh in cash, totaling a value of Rs 16 lakh.
The matter came to light on February 19 when a complaint was filed at the Pulakeshinagar police station, police said.
According to police, the elderly couple used to withdraw money every month from a nearby bank for household expenses and would take the domestic helper with them. After withdrawing the cash, they would keep it in their house.
Observing this, the domestic helper is suspected to have stolen cash and two gold chains weighing about 54 grams from the house since 2025, without the knowledge of the elderly couple.
During the course of investigation, on March 5, a notice was issued to the domestic helper for questioning. During interrogation, she confessed to committing the theft, a senior police officer said.
"Upon questioning, the accused revealed that she had kept the stolen gold jewellery and cash at her residence. Based on the information provided by her, on March 7, 54 grams of gold jewellery and Rs 8 lakh in cash were recovered from her possession. The total value of the recovered property is Rs 16 lakh," he added.
