A domestic worker has been arrested for allegedly stealing 12.5 kg of silver articles worth around ₹35 lakh from the house of her employer here, police said on Friday. The accused woman reportedly sold the stolen items to fund her husband’s cancer treatment, leading to her eventual discovery and arrest in Bengaluru. (Representative image/AP) Chaitra has been arrested by the Jeevan Bima Nagar Police Station. She had been working for the past two-and-a-half years at the residence of a surgeon attached to a reputed hospital in the city, Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh told reporters. ALSO READ | ₹2.2L from employer’s car using duplicate keys; arrested”>Panchkula: Driver steals ₹2.2L from employer’s car using duplicate keys; arrested According to him, the woman is a native of Davangere and allegedly stole silver utensils and Pooja articles from the house in phases. “The family had stored about 12.5 kg of silver utensils on the upper floor, which were meant to be used only during festivals.” “She allegedly took one item at a time, pledged it to …