Mumbai: Juvenile babysitter stole from employers and flaunted on Insta

A series of Instagram reels videos and posts flaunting luxurious jewellery designer clothes from Dubai and Singapore an Apple Watch branded cosmetics and footwear landed a housemaid at the police station after her employer discovered the theft of these items from their residence in KandivaliThe accused admitted to stealing these items to maintain a lavish lifestyle and boost her social media presence as well as impress her boyfriend whom she financially supported by purchasing a motorcycleAccused right with the Apple watch she stole matching the employerrsquos leftAfter being apprehended by the police the accused attempted to evade responsibility by playing the juvenile card and questioned her employer Eshika Rajputs decision to involve the policeEshika alleged that the accused who was the babysitter had plans to kidnap her child on the pretext of taking her for a walk in the society where the Rajput family residesThe employers left the accused tried to boost her social media presence by posing with the expensive items she stoleldquoShe attempted to kidnap my child on multiple occasions She would repeatedly suggest taking my child to play at the buildings ground despite my explicit refusalsrdquo Eshika saidEshikarsquos husband Dharam Singh Rajput who is a businessman and runs offices in Dubai and Singapore said ldquoThe accused was too smart as she would disconnect the CCTV wire in an attempt to not be caught on camera There are six CCTV cameras installed at my house but she would disconnect themrdquo Eshika noticed on Instagram that the accused was wearing the same saree that she ownedldquoShe was referred by someone but never told us that she was a juvenile and also never gave us her age certificaterdquo the husband addedExplaining the sudden disappearance of expensive items Eshika said ldquoAfter the initial 15 days after her employment we noticed several items of our clothing garments shoes jewellery and other accessories were missing which led us to believe they might have been misplacedrdquoGold pendant of Eshikarsquos that the girl allegedly stoleldquoOn November 19 2023 I noticed on Instagram that a mutual friend of mine had posted a photo on Instagram along with the accused and she was wearing a saree that belonged to me I initially dismissed the incident considering the possibility that she might have bought a similar inexpensive imitation from the marketrdquo Eshika added Jewellery gadgets missing ldquoFor special occasions and rituals I owned two necklaces one with a gold pendant and the other with a diamond pendant which were usually kept in my room These suddenly vanished On questioning the accused about their whereabouts I received no response Despite thoroughly searching the entire house we were unable to find themrdquo said EshikaldquoI recently bought an Apple Smart Watch which my child often used to play with This watch also went missing When I asked the maid she claimed to not knowrdquo Eshika addedOn suspicion that the accused was stealing items and showcasing them on social media Eshika asked her to send her a friend request on Instagram which was ignoredCreating a dummy accountThis prompted Eshika to create a dummy Instagram account from which she sent the accused a follow request The accused immediately accepted the requestldquoI was astonished to discover numerous photos videos and reels on her account with the items that belonged to me and my family members Clothing such as sarees hoodies and the Apple watch all worn by her in these posts provided clear evidence that she had been stealingrdquo said EshikaCops summon accusedPresented with evidence of theft including screenshots from Instagram showing the stolen items the accused admitted to the theftFollowing her admission the accuseds sister brought the stolen Apple watch to the police station and returned it to me in the presence of the officerrdquo Eshika saidldquoIn an attempt to evade the charges she fabricated an Aadhar card to misrepresent her age which listed her as 15 years old However at the time of her employment she had declared herself to be 18 years old I came to know that the accused also stole gold chains and sold it and had given the money to her boyfriend to purchase a bikerdquo she added