New Delhi, February 9 The Delhi Police have arrested a domestic helper who is alleged to have stolen a large amount of gold jewellery and cash from her employer's house in Dwarka, southwest Delhi, an official said on Monday.
The police have arrested the accused, a 38-year-old woman, and seized the recovered stolen items, valued at approximately Rs 30 lakh, he said.
The case pertains to a theft reported on February 1 at a residence in Dwarka Sector-23. Based on the complaint, the police registered an FIR and launched an investigation, he said.
According to the police, suspicion fell on a woman, the domestic helper employed at the house, who had gone missing soon after the theft came to light.
During the course of the investigation, police, after receiving a tip-off that the suspect was residing in Issapur Kheda village in the Kapashera area, dispatched a team which conducted a search at her residence, police said.
Police said the raid led to the recovery of a substantial quantity of gold jewellery.
"In total, approximately 190 grams of gold jewellery, valued at approximately Rs 30 lakh, along with silver coins and cash, were recovered from the accused's possession," the officer said.
The accused, a 38-year-old woman, was arrested, and the recovered property was seized.