On May 26, 2019, the Delhi police arrested two women from Bihar's Bhagalpur district for allegedly stealing valuables after posing as house maids at several places in the national capital. The two accused were identified as Bhagalpur residents Seema (32) and Bunty (32), the police said.

On May 17, 2019, Pankaj Arora, a resident of East Punjabi Bagh, lodged a police complaint in which he stated that at around 8 am, two women came to his house and offered to work as maids. They worked for some time and later, the women left the house saying they will come on May 23, the police said.

After the duo left their house, Arora and his family members realised that around Rs 15 lakh in cash, diamond and gold jewellery were missing from almirah and drawers, a senior police officer said. During the investigation, the Delhi police scanned CCTV footage of the area and through their sources, the accused maid were identified, the police said.