Domestic help held for stealing jewellery worth Rs1.86 lakh in Nigdi

The complaint was lodged on Friday by the victim Hina Ejaz Shaikh, 38. According to the complainant, the domestic help stole gold ornaments from the cupboard worth ₹1.86 lakh.

The Nigdi police, on Saturday, booked a domestic help for stealing gold ornaments worth ₹1.86 lakh from the residence where she was employed in Nigdi-Pradhikaran.

The owners were present inside the house when the theft took place between June 14 and September 2, said police.(HT/PHOTO)

The accused has been identified as Fatima Najmulhussain Shaikh, 31, a resident of Yamunanagar.

The complaint was lodged on Friday by the victim Hina Ejaz Shaikh, 38. According to the complainant, the domestic help stole gold ornaments from the cupboard worth ₹1.86 lakh.

The owners were present inside the house when the theft took place between June 14 and September 2, said police.

A case under section 380 (theft in dwelling house) of the Indian Penal Code has been registered at Nigdi police station.