Hyderabad: Servant decamps with valuables worth Rs 40 lakh in Kacheguda

A servant decamped with gold and silver ornaments worth Rs 38,98,010 from a house in Kacheguda. According to Inspector Habibullakhan, the man who was hired to work at the house stole 80 tolas of gold and 30 tolas from a flat of Gokuldham apartments in Kacheguda.

The owner of the house, Vijay Kale (72) and his wife Chaya Kale (62) hired the servant Nandagopal (32), a native of East Godavari district to look after Vijay Kale who was sick. On Friday, Vijay Kale took his wife to the hospital after she fell ill leaving Nandagopal at their home. Earlier this week, Vijay Kale was shifted to a hospital after his condition worsened.

On Thursday, Chaya handed over house keys to the servant to clean up the house. However, the offender who took the keys went missing. The woman who grew suspicious went to the home and was shocked to see all the gold and silver ornaments were missing. Following the incident, the couple lodged a complaint with the police who registered a case and formed three special teams to nab the accused.