The Bandra police have arrested three women who worked as house-cleaning staff but took their job description a bit too seriously—they cleaned out their clients’ houses of cash and valuables as well.

The accused women used to take on work as househelp, and then make duplicates of the house keys. The accused have been identified as Anisha Jani Shaikh, 45, Nirmala Appasaheb Kamble Alias Anita, 42, and Gulzar Makbul Shaikh, 40, all residents of the MHADA colony in Dharavi at Sion East. The police have also recovered stolen gold jewellery worth Rs 40 lakh from their possession. According to police officials, the accused were involved in several instances of burglaries across the city.