Ludhiana, April 4 -- A domestic help and his wife, employed at the residence of an iron trader in Khanna, have been arrested for allegedly stealing jewellery worth around Rs.80 lakh. Police said the case came to light after key information was disclosed by the accused's own children.

The accused has been identified as Nanku alias Pappu Chaudhary, a resident of Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh. He had been working at the residence of trader Praveen Kanwar since the Covid period, initially hired to care for a 65-year-old family member, Suvela Kanwar, due to her ill health.

According to the complaint, the accused was living in the house with his wife Sapna and children, and gradually gained the family's trust. During this time, he became familiar ...