CNN Central News & Networks / ITDC India ePress / ITDC News /Agencies/ Bhopal: Meerut. Police in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, have arrested a domestic help and her alleged lover in connection with the theft of cash and valuable jewellery from the bungalow of a sports businessman.
It is alleged that the maid mixed sleeping pills in tea and served it to her employer, causing her to lose consciousness. After this, the accused allegedly stole cash and gold-and-diamond jewellery from a safe. Police are now trying to recover the stolen items.
The case is from Meerut’s Defence Colony, where sports businessman Ashutosh Bhalla lives with his family. According to information, Roshni, a resident of West Bengal, worked at his house as a domestic help. She had met Neeraj Yadav, a resident of Kanpur, through social media. According to police, after the two became close, a conspiracy to commit the theft was hatched.
It is alleged that on Monday afternoon, Roshni gave tea mixed with sleeping pills to the businessman’s 70-year-old mother, Rekha Bhalla. After she fell unconscious, Roshni allegedly took valuables from the safe and left the house. When Rekha Bhalla did not come out of her room for a long time, the family grew suspicious. On reaching the room, they found her unconscious and the safe open. She was then taken to hospital.
After receiving information about the incident, police began an investigation. The accused were traced with the help of CCTV footage and mobile location data. Police arrested Roshni and Neeraj from Kanpur. According to the initial investigation, after the theft the two had travelled from Meerut to Kanpur via Agra.
Police are currently questioning both of them, and efforts are continuing to recover the stolen jewellery and cash. Further action in the case will be taken on the basis of the findings of the investigation.
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