Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- A domestic worker accused of drugging an elderly couple and looting their flat in Uttara has been arrested.

The suspect, who took up work under the fake name "Marufa", was identified as 40-year-old Bilkis Begum, according to police.

Police said she had taken the job at the house just two days before the incident.

Speaking on Sunday, Additional DIG of the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) Md Enayet Hossain Mannan said Bilkis was identified through records of similar cases filed at different police stations in Dhaka, as she did not provide valid identity details at the time of her employment.

She was arrested on Thursday at Gazipur Chourasta.

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