New Delhi

With ambitions of becoming a 'reel'-life star, a house help in Delhi ended up becoming a real-life villain. Police in India's national capital arrested a 30-year-old woman from the Dwarka area who allegedly stole gold and silver jewellery for buying a DSLR camera to make reels. The accused Neetu Yadav wanted to buy a Nikon DSLR camera to shoot videos for social media.

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The Anti-Burglary Cell of Dwarka District of Delhi Police arrested the woman on Sunday and recovered the stolen jewellery.

Police received the complaint of house burglary on July 15. The house owner said a gold bracelet, a silver chain and silver jewellery went missing from the house. The owner informed police about their doubt over the house help, who worked in the house a few days before the theft took place.

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When police launched an investigation, they found Neetu Yadav's address to be fake and her phone number was also switched off, which further raised suspicion that the house help may have executed the burglary.

Police perused CCTV footage and enquired locals. Eventually, the lady was arrested as she was trying to flee Delhi with a bag.

She was detained and interrogated subsequently. She told the police that she originally hailed from Rajasthan and ran from her house to escape abuse at the hands of her husband. She started working in Delhi bungalows to earn a living.

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Lately, she became active on social media and started her own YouTube channel. She wanted to buy herself a DSLR camera but it was too costly, she told police. She allegedly asked her relatives for a loan but to no avail.

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Left with no choice, she said, she was forced to steal jewellery from the house. She was on her way to sell the jewellery and buy a camera with the cash.

(With inputs from agencies)