Nepalese servants flee with cash, valuables from house in Ludhiana

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, July 4

A Nepalese couple, employed a month ago as domestic helps by a businessman family in Model Town, decamped with cash and valuables worth lakhs of rupees on Saturday night. Before committing the crime, the duo served elderly couple Hari Singh (79), his wife Gursharan Kaur (76) and four other servants food laced with sedatives.

The accused had also reportedly called two of their accomplices (a man and a woman) to commit the crime. They had switched off CCTV cameras installed at the house before committing the crime. However, the couple, Anil Bahadur and his wife Sushmita, and two of their accomplices were captured in the CCTV cameras installed in nearby houses which show all four going out of the house at around 10 pm on Saturday night.

Elderly couple, 4 servants under treatment

After the incident came to fore this morning, the police reached the spot and shifted the elderly couple and four servants to a hospital where their condition was now stated to be stable.

After the incident came to fore this morning, the police reached the spot and shifted the elderly couple and four servants to a hospital where their condition was now stated to be stable.

The house is owned by industrialist Gurmeet Singh, who owns Jassal Forgings near Ramgarh. Other family members of the couple had gone to Dehradun and the duo was alone at home.

Later, ADCP Sameer Verma, ACP Jatinder Singh and Model Town SHO Inderjit Singh, along with a forensic team and a dog squad, reached the spot.

Four servants who are under treatment at the hospital are Rumila (19), Suman (16), Khema Nand (50), and Swaran Singh (60).

The incident came to light this morning when a gurdwara priest came to the house and found the couple and the four servants lying unconcsious. Afterwards, he raised an alarm and called local residents and the police.

Though the police are yet to reveal the exact value of valuables and cash, unconfirmed sources said the accused had decamped with around Rs 40 lakh in cash and jewellery.

Sources said the Nepalese couple was employed by the family through some agency and the police were in touch with the agent to get the exact whereabouts of the suspects. However, his cell phone was switched off since the duo left the house.

The ADCP said the police had got clues about the two servants and they would be nabbed soon. A case had been registered against the accused.