Noida: Two domestic workers flee with valuables after lacing chicken soup with drugs; one in police net

As many as four members of a family were allegedly poisoned and their valuables were stolen by two domestic workers. The incident occurred on September 25.
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Noida: In yet another case where the domestic helpers carried out robbery, four members of a family were allegedly poisoned and their valuables were stolen by two domestic workers. The incident occurred on September 25. One of the suspects was apprehended while the other managed to escape, police said.
The arrested suspect has been identified as Keshar Bahadur Bogti. The other suspect has been identified as Naresh Bahadur, who had been residing with the complainant’s family for the last four years, Hindustan Times reported.
Police said that the complainant, Varun Abbi, alleged that the two suspects served them chicken soup which was laced with drugs. The victims reside at Sunworld Vanalika high-rise society in Sector 107 and run a cloud kitchen.
The family used to live in Surat earlier and had shifted to Noida four years back, police added. The ACP said that Keshar had been hired just a week back and was living with Naresh in the servant quarters. Naresh and Keshar stole valuables like gold and silver jewellery along with Rs 5,000 cash and fled.
An FIR was registered relevant under Sections 328 , 381 including 411 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against Keshar and Naresh on September 26.
The arrested accused revealed that Naresh had arranged the intoxicating drug that was used to make the family members unconscious. After the incident, the DCP ordered all police stations to carry out a drive to ensure residents get police verification of their domestic workers done.
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