A house help who had stolen a gold chain and pendant from the house of her employer was caught in the most unusual way. The employer found that the woman’s sister had uploaded a photo of herself on her WhatsApp status wearing the same gold pendant. She immediately approached the Malad police, who have registered an FIR in the matter.

The complainant, Supriya Joshi, 59, lives with her husband and 30-year-old daughter in Malad West. The alleged accused, Sunita Piplode, 23, is from Dombivli and had been living and working at the Joshi house cleaning the house and washing utensils since April 2023.