New Delhi: Delhi Police arrested a Nepalese couple on charges of committing theft at a house in south Delhi's posh Defence Colony area where one of them was employed as a maid, officials said Tuesday.

The couple has been identified as Shanti Joshi (36) and Kishan Joshi (45), natives of Bajhang district in Nepal, they said. Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Vijay Kumar said, "Shanti, the maid, was employed in the house and only 15 days later she was found missing along with the safe kept in house". A case was registered on April 10 and investigation was initiated.