Mumbai: Jewellery, Cash worth Rs 8.5 lakh stolen from Doctor's house

Mumbai: The Mumbai police have arrested a domestic help for allegedly stealing diamond-studded gold jewellery and cash worth a total of Rs 8.5 lakh from the home of a doctor where he was employed, authorities said on Tuesday.

Police are interrogating the accused, Sudhanshu Yadav, to recover the stolen items, an official said.

The 73-year-old doctor lives with his family in Lokhandwala Complex in Andheri.

According to the PTI report, the theft took place between December 25 and 27 when the doctor and his family went to Lonavala hill station. Yadav finished daily chores before returning to his house during this period, a police official said.  

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When the doctor and his family returned on December 27, they discovered that jewellery worth Rs 4.5 lakh and Rs 4 lakh in cash were missing from their cupboard. A maid at the house told the doctor’s family that Yadav had left after finishing daily chores, an official said.

When confronted, Yadav admitted to committing the theft but refused to provide information about the stolen jewellery, following which the family approached the police, news agency PTI reported.

Police registered a theft case and arrested Yadav on Saturday. Further investigation is underway.

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that the residence of an associate professor at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh became the recent target of robbery after some unknown burglars looted cash and jewellery worth over Rs 3 lakh. An FIR has been filed in connection with the incident. 

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