Domestic help booked in 50 cases of theft across 3 cities held: Mumbai police

The accused, identified arsenic Vanita alias Asha Shailendra Gaikwad, kept changing houses and besides gave antithetic names wherever she worked, constabulary said.

In the latest case, she started moving astatine the household of a 59-year-old Zakir Mahate astatine Vashi arsenic a home help. Within 4 days, connected November 25, she allegedly fled the location aft stealing jewellery and currency worthy Rs 3.5 lakh.

Even arsenic Navi Mumbai constabulary were looking for her, Mumbai transgression subdivision (unit VII) got a extremity disconnected astir her hiding astatine Mahul Gaon successful Chembur. The squad led by Inspector Atmaji Sawant laid a trap, arrested her and handed her implicit to the Navi Mumbai police.

An serviceman said that Gaikwad would people high-end lodging societies and attack their watchmen telling them to alert her if determination was a request for a location assistance successful immoderate house.

In astir places wherever she carried retired the theft, constabulary said, Gaikwad would enactment for lone 2 days.

“One time to scout wherever the valuables are kept and the different time to fly with it. She would past determination to immoderate different spot and besides interruption her mobile telephone truthful that she was not tracked down,” Sawant said.

An serviceman said that Gaikwad’s hubby has a anterior transgression grounds and was externed from the city. Police fishy that helium helps her successful selling disconnected the stolen gold.