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Former Domestic Worker Arrested in Alleged Rs 5.4 Lakh Theft at Manoj Tiwari’s Mumbai Flat

An intruder alert followed by CCTV footage prompted staff to detain a dismissed helper at the Andheri residence.

Overview

  • Mumbai Police identified the accused as Surendra Kumar Deenanath Sharma and took him into custody after building security detained him with Rs 1 lakh.
  • An FIR by manager Pramod Jogendra Pandey states that Rs 4.4 lakh went missing from one room in June last year, leading to the installation of CCTV in December.
  • CCTV footage reviewed after the intruder alert showed a break-in using duplicate keys and cash being taken from a cupboard.
  • Sharma had been dismissed from service two years ago and was allegedly seen using duplicate keys to enter the flat last week.
  • Police say the accused allegedly confessed when confronted with the footage, and investigators are probing the reported total of Rs 5.4 lakh.