Two housemaids arrested for stealing 100-gram gold biscuit, ₹1 lakh from employer in KPHB

Account subscription benefits alongside Premium Stories, Editorials, Opinions and more. Unlock these with Subscription The View From India Looking at World Affairs from the Indian perspective. First Day First Show News and reviews from the world of cinema and streaming. Today's Cache Your download of the top 5 technology stories of the day. Data Point Decoding the headlines with facts, figures, and numbers Health Matters Ramya Kannan writes to you on getting to good health, and staying there The Hindu On Books Books of the week, reviews, excerpts, new titles and features. The KPHB police arrested two sisters working as housemaids for stealing a 100-gram gold biscuit and ₹1 lakh in cash from their employer’s residence in KPHB Colony. The arrested women were identified as Konala Ramya, 36, and her younger sister, Karri Nagalaxmi, 34, both natives of West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh. They had been employed as domestic workers at a villa in Indu Fortune Fields, Seventh Phase, KPHB Colony. The case came to light after the homeowner, Uddagiri Tata Rao, lodged a complaint following the disappearance of the valuables from the house on June 27. During the investigation, police found that the theft had taken place on May 19. Investigators said the complainant’s wife had opened an almirah on the second floor of the house in a hurry and inadvertently left it unlocked before leaving. The two housemaids noticed the open almirah and found a 24-carat gold biscuit weighing 100 grams along with ₹1 lakh in cash kept inside. Police said the sisters stole both the gold biscuit and the cash, later dividing the money between themselves and spending it on personal expenses and clearing pending dues. According to the police, the gold biscuit was concealed in the room allotted to the two women within the villa, for disposal at a later stage. Following a tip-off, the police team raided the room on Tuesday morning and apprehended both accused. During the operation, officers recovered the stolen 100-gram 24-carat gold biscuit intact.