Couple flees with gold, diamonds worth Rs 18 crore from builder’s house in Bengaluru

Bengaluru: A couple from Nepal allegedly stole gold, diamond jewellery, silver articles and cash worth around Rs 18 crore from the residence of a city-based builder in Marathahalli where they had been employed, police said.

According to the FIR, the family had employed a few domestic workers, including Ambika, a cook, and Dinesh and Kamala, who assisted with household chores.

On Sunday, at around 9 am, the family left the house to attend a family programme. At around 12.38 pm, Ambika called the owner and informed her that the house had been ransacked and valuables stolen. When the family returned, they found that lockers…