Delhi Five-Star Chef Held Over RK Puram Burglaries Using Master Key

Overview

• Police identified the suspect as 22-year-old Nilesh, also known as Nikesh, a night-shift chef at a five-star hotel in Dwarka.
• Investigators say he used a hotel master key to open Chinese locks, slipped out during duty gaps to commit break-ins, then re-locked gates to avoid notice.
• The probe began after resident T Sen returned from Rajasthan to find cash and jewellery missing, with CCTV capturing a scooter-borne intruder entering and leaving in about 30 minutes.
• Officers recovered Rs 2.69 lakh in cash, gold and silver ornaments, the master key and two scooters, one reportedly stolen, with jewellery hidden in a scooter parked at his workplace.
• Police say he admitted stealing to make quick money and disclosed two failed attempts in Ambedkar Basti, with further investigation ongoing.