Hyderabad, April 26 -- A 29-year-old domestic help was arrested along with her husband on Saturday, April 26, for allegedly stealing gold ornaments weighing about 7.5 tolas (87.48 gram) from the apartments she worked at.

The accused have been identified as Vemula Srivani and Sheelam Chandrakanth, 37, from Domalguda. Srivani was a house help at the Necklace Pride Apartment in Kavadiguda.

On April 7, she had tried to set herself on fire in front of the Human Rights Commission in Nampally, alleging harassment from police. However, police have claimed that she might have staged the self-immolation to escape the enquiry.

The couple were allegedly involved in at least three theft cases, one under the Chikalguda police station and two in the ...