Samta Nagar police have arrested a domestic cook who allegedly stole cash, gold and diamond jewellery worth Rs 71.45 lakh from a residence in Kandivli West and fled. The police recovered the valuables from Madhubani in Bihar and Vapi in Gujarat.

Missing valuables

According to the police, the case came to light after Payal Prabhat Tiwari, 48, lodged a complaint alleging that Chaudhary had stolen cash and jewellery from a cupboard at her residence in Fountain Heights, Lokhandwala Township, Kandivli West.