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Mumbai TV Actor Alleges Maid Hired Online Stole Rs 7.10 Lakh as Khar Police Open Case

The case spotlights the growing use of apps to hire domestic help.

Overview

  • Khar Police, which opened a theft case Tuesday, are reviewing CCTV, pulling app booking data, and trying to trace the woman named in the FIR.
  • Roy alleges that domestic helper Deepali Sanjay Kharwa, 35, locked a bedroom during an April 6 cleaning visit and the cash and jewellery were found missing the next day.
  • The FIR lists thirty $100 notes, 7,000 UAE dirhams, 14,500 Thai baht, Rs 6 lakh in cash, a silver bracelet, and two gold-diamond rings, valued at about Rs 7.10 lakh.
  • Police registered the case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita’s theft-by-servant provision.
  • Roy filed the complaint after returning from overseas travel, and no arrest has been reported yet.