Latest News | House Help on the Run After Looting Valuables Worth Rs 57 Lakh from Elderly Woman in Jaipur

Jaipur, Jan 21 (PTI) A house help and her two accomplices allegedly looted jewellery worth Rs 50 lakh and Rs 7 lakh in cash from an elderly woman in Devi Nagar area here in Jaipur, police said on Tuesday.

The incident happened on Monday night in the presence of 75-year-old Manju Kothari and two other house helps.

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Kothari, whose husband died in 2007, had a jewellery business. After her husband's death, she was living in the house with her servants.

Additional DCP (East) Asharam Chaudhary said Kothari had recently hired a third house help, Savitri, who is from Nepal.

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Savitri allegedly let two of her accomplices enter the house and looted jewellery and cash amounting Rs 57 lakh, Chaudhary said. After the incident, Savitri and her accomplices left in a cab, he said.

Taking the help of CCTV footage installed in the area, police has begun a search for the three accused, the officer said.

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