Former Domestic Help Caught Stealing Jewellery and Electronic Gadgets from Employer's Home

A 21-year-old former domestic help, Sujit Yadav, was caught on Monday after he stole jewellery and electronic gadgets worth lakhs from his former employer's home in a New Town high-rise. Yadav, who was fired from his job three years ago after he was caught stealing, had recently started working at another flat in the same complex but was thrown out again. The employer, Syed Tajjuddin, tracked the location of a GPS-enabled wireless Bluetooth earpod that Yadav had stolen, leading the police to catch him at Howrah station.

Key Takeaways:

  • Sujit Yadav, a 21-year-old former domestic help, was caught stealing jewellery and electronic gadgets worth lakhs from his former employer's home in a New Town high-rise.
  • Yadav had recently started working at another flat in the same complex but was thrown out again after being caught stealing.
  • The employer, Syed Tajjuddin, tracked the location of a GPS-enabled wireless Bluetooth earpod that Yadav had stolen, using his phone to track the device's GPS location.
  • The police arrived at Howrah station and caught Yadav with all the stolen items after receiving the information from Tajjuddin.
  • Yadav said he had only recently learnt to drive and was unable to drive the car properly, causing it to break down, and then hailed an app cab to the station.
  • The stolen items included gold and silver jewellery, coins, cash, an Apple AirPod, a laptop, wristwatches, and a brand new trolley bag.
  • The car stolen from the employer's home was a Rs 50-lakh car.

Statistics:

  • The stolen items were worth lakhs.
  • The car stolen was worth Rs 50 lakh.
  • The Bluetooth earpod's GPS location was tracked in real-time, leading to Yadav's arrest at Howrah station.

Sources:

  • Times of India (online), "CAR, JEWELLERY RECOVERED" (no date mentioned)
  • The Times of India, article by Tamaghna.Banerjee@timesofindia.com
  • No other sources mentioned in the article.