Ludhiana, Jan. 20 -- A Nepalese domestic help allegedly drugged her employer's driver and stole gold and diamond jewellery worth lakhs from a Sarabha Nagar home in Ludhiana, police said. A case has been registered against the woman, identified as Parvati, who was employed at the house of businessman Ravneet Singh only two weeks ago.

The incident came to light when the family returned home late at night from a birthday party on Saturday and found their driver unconscious on a sofa. According to the police, the accused had laced the driver's food with mixed an intoxicating substance, rendering him unconscious before committing the theft. Around 50 tolas of gold and diamond jewellery were reported stolen.

Ravneet Singh, a businessman who d...