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Dehradun Robbery: BJP Councilor's Domestic Help an Old Criminal, Placement Agency Under Scanner.
- •Domestic help Bharat Thapa, involved in the robbery at BJP councilor Amita Singh's house in Dehradun, has a past criminal record.
- •Police discovered through the Nafis portal that Thapa had a criminal record in Delhi and served about 1.5 years in jail.
- •Thapa had worked for only 20 days, gained the family's trust, and meticulously planned the robbery with accomplices.
- •He allegedly mixed an intoxicating substance in food, then stole jewelry and cash after the family fell asleep.
- •Police are investigating the placement agency's verification process and Thapa's old record with Delhi Police.
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The domestic help, Bharat Thapa, meticulously planned the robbery by mixing an intoxicating substance in the food he cooked. After the family went to sleep, he and his four accomplices stole cash and jewelry before fleeing when some family members woke up to the noise.
Police discovered Bharat Thapa's criminal background using the Nafis portal, a digital police platform used to match identity and criminal records. The portal revealed that he had a prior record in Delhi and had spent about a year and a half in jail.
Bharat Thapa was hired through the AS Placement Service Agency in Delhi just 20 days prior to the incident. Police are now investigating the agency's verification process to determine how thorough their background checks were before sending him to work at the councilor's house.
