Domestic help decamps with ₹25 lakh cash from sculptor’s house in Noida

Noida: A newly employed domestic help decamped with ₹25 lakh cash and jewellery from the renowned sculptor Ram Sutar’s house in Noida’s Sector 19 on Tuesday evening, police said The incident took place at around 7

Noida: A newly employed domestic help decamped with ₹25 lakh cash and jewellery from the renowned sculptor Ram Sutar’s house in Noida’s Sector 19 on Tuesday evening, police said

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The incident took place at around 7.30pm, police said. According to Sameer Sutar, the sculptor’s grandson who filed the police complaint, the suspect was hired a few days ago through a placement agency.

“He had started on March 3. Yesterday, when we returned home at night, we could not find him anywhere. We discovered that the cupboards and drawers in the bedrooms were rummaged through and cash and jewellery missing,” Sameer said in the complaint.

Based on Sameer’s complaint, a case was registered against the 25-year-old suspect, Madan Mohan Das, at Sector 20 police station under section 381 (theft by clerk or servant) of the Indian Penal Code.

The 96-year-old sculptor was in the house at the time of the incident, police said. “He was resting when the other family members had gone out. There was another domestic help in the house. The suspect sent him to the market to buy groceries and used the opportunity to decamp with the valuables,” said a senior police official.

“We have contacted the placement agency and it appears that they had not done the necessary verification before employing him. We are investigating the case and teams have been formed to look for him,” said Rakesh Kumar Singh, station house officer, Sector 20 police station.

When contacted, the family of the sculptor refused to comment on the incident.