The Delhi Police has arrested a 30 year-old- woman for theft at her employer's house at Jasola Vihar. Police have also recovered gold, silver, diamond ornaments, watch and other articles worth Rs 60 lakh from the accused.

“The accused, identified as Manju,  a resident of Jasola Vihar have been also involved in three cases of theft in the area previously. A complaint was received regarding theft by domestic help in Sarita Vihar police station. During investigation it was revealed that the accused was kept without police verification and after theft she didn't returned to house for work which made house owner to suspect her for committing theft,” said Chinmoy Biswal, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), south east district.

“The vicitim said that Manju was not using phone and lived in Jasola Village. She was also not having her address or even photograph. Manju was arrested while she was standing near a temple in Jasola Village,” said the DCP.

“During interrogation, the accused revealed that she used to look for her targets in colonies and society flats. She used to approach house owners who generally lived alone in the house and allure them to appoint her as domestic help. She used to quote low salary as compare to other domestic helps. Once she gets appointed to work in a house, while working she used to explore cupboards and drawers where expensive articles are kept by the owner. She used to steal them and after that she used to stop coming on work. There are three more cases of theft registered against her in Delhi,” said the DCP.