Hyderabad, Nov. 1 -- Police arrested a 25-year-old woman for allegedly stealing gold and silver ornaments and cash from locked houses in Uppal, Hyderabad.

Paga Jaya, a homemaker, has been apprehended for 10 thefts in 20 days, involving gold, silver and an iPhone 17, totalling Rs 70 lakh, police said.

She would wear a burqa to conceal her identity and avoid detection. She carried a cutting machine in her backpack. She was arrested near the LB Nagar Bus Stop from Uppal X Roads on Saturday, October 31.

Recently, she targeted the house of Gangam Bhaskar Reddy, who had gone to visit the Sri Mallana Swamy temple in Komuravelli. His tenant noticed an unlocked gate and informed him. Upon returning, he found the two cupboards in the main bedroo...