India, July 3 -- A 22-year-old woman was arrested from Meerut for allegedly stealing gold jewellery and cash worth at least Rs.20 lakh from her employer's apartment in Sector-91, where she had been employed just a fortnight ago, police said on Friday.

Police said the suspect hailed from the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha and was hired by the owner via a private agency in Delhi. The suspect had started working as a domestic helper for the family on June 19, and her background verification had not yet been completed.

Police said they recovered stolen jewellery worth at least Rs.15 lakh in her possession.

According to police, the complainant, a resident of DLF New Town Heights in Sector 91, alleged that the woman fled on June 29 after stea...