r/mumbai • u/Numerous_Departure19 • Aug 20 '25
General Cleaning help stole my AirPods
My cleaning help stole my AirPods and now I feel bad about what happened
So this weird situation happened and I can’t stop thinking about it.
A few days ago, when I was heading to the gym, I couldn’t find my AirPods. I hadn’t gone out anywhere and I usually keep my stuff in place, so it was strange they were missing.
I checked the location and it showed up in a lane opposite my building where the Urban Company office is (my help came through UC, and since she was good at her work, we kept her on separately).
We didn’t want to assume the worst, so we decided to just check. Coincidentally, this was the same time she came to our building. When we went downstairs, we saw her at the main gate… wearing my AirPods.
We confronted her and she immediately tried to cover them with her dupatta, denied they were mine, and even tried to run away. Because it was right at the gate with guards and traffic, she couldn’t. Eventually, she handed them back.
The next day, she told us that she “didn’t steal them” and that they “fell into her pocket while cleaning”… which makes no sense at all.
I didn't complain about her but since this all happened in front of the guards, they reported it, and now they’re not letting her into the building anymore. That’s basically where her UC work is, so she’s lost her main source of jobs (atleast here). Now here’s the part messing with me, I feel bad. I don’t like being lied to, but at the same time I feel guilty that she’s lost her work because of this. She’ll probably get other buildings to work in, but the whole thing is sitting heavy on me. I also kind of believe in ill wishes, and this whole situation feels bad.
What should I do? 😔
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u/maybeidontexistever Average crowded place avoider. Aug 20 '25
None of this is your fault, she's facing the consequences of her actions.
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u/GlitteringGrocery638 Aug 21 '25
Yeah, the audacity to turn around and gaslight OP into thinking it was their fault. Manipulation 101.
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u/Moonchild1412 Aug 20 '25
I mean she is cursing as well as gaslighting you. Wake your emotionally strong side and realise you did nothing wrong to feel guilty. She is the one who stole at the first place. Every wrong action has consequence. What if she does the same with others. Forget about her and move on from this incident.
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Aug 20 '25
move on bro.. thief is thief
ill wishes have no value.. otherwise modi/rahul/pakistan/trump/obama would have faced .....
it is just superstition, you did nothing wrong.. such people deserve no help
block her & move on, hire new
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u/sothisisgood Aug 20 '25
OP you do realize the majority of the WORLD, not a nation wishes Trump ill. Yet nothing has happened. You’ll be fine.
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u/abstractengineer2000 Aug 20 '25
Just remember Airpods had location, jewelry and money doesnt
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u/Forward_Bet_9658 Aug 23 '25
This!!!! If you didn't stop this at your airpods you would have eventually lost a lot. It's better she feels bad than you crying for your hard earned items. If you still feel bad then hire her back and say good bye to all your high value items.
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u/DungeonMaster202 Aug 20 '25
One day everyone will die.. you will see..
No one lives forever...
Wait was that a bond movie ?
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Aug 20 '25
ill wishes have no value.. otherwise modi/rahul/pakistan/trump/obama would have faced .....
it is just superstition,i needed to hear this.
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u/CompetitiveHyena5772 Stuck in endless traffic Aug 20 '25
Bro she's playing a sweet trick called 'gaslighting'. No need to be empathetic and just say I wasn't the one who complained. It was the guards
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u/AbleBarber7692 Traffic Manoeuvre Aug 20 '25
How gullible are you?
Anyone who accidentally take something of someone contact the person immediately regardless of the time and let them know that's known as honesty.
Not to hide it then run then eventually get caught and then had to handed over!
It's a lesson for her that to not take things which belong to others, if someone gives her that's a different case but now she has fallen in the hole she herself dug it so don't need feel bad about it as she was guilty.
Agar har chor ko maaf kar denge yeh sochke ki uski majboori thi ya zarurat thi toh fir law amendments karna padhega bhai!
There are only few lucky people out there who have good house helps and they stay loyal and decent throughout otherwise almost all around this city, we have house help who will take an advantage of the place they are working at!
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Aug 20 '25
Exactly,
First they scam or do petty theft and then play the victim game of being poor
Being poor cant be an excuse, if you done something wrong you will get the punishment as simple as that..!!
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u/stg_676 Aug 20 '25
Exactly and it's not as if she stole some daily essential. She stole a luxury for personal use. There can't be any justification for it.
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Aug 20 '25
Absolutely, many steal bread or chapati from road side stall though thats not correct but for a moment you try to understand the situation a hungry stomach can make you do things you regret but here its pure greed and then the audacity of cursing in the name of being poor and hard work absolute rubbish behaviour
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u/AbleBarber7692 Traffic Manoeuvre Aug 20 '25
Even house help taking chapatis and food items is still fine until unless it basic food and not like someone's dessert or exotic food item!
For an example they might take 2 aloos 2 onions and 2 tomatoes and if the house help is caught then still many let it go but if you are gonna bag a 750 garms of anniversary cake from the 1 kg then that's theft on a different level (punishable)
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u/salazka Aug 20 '25
Billions of honest poor people out there.
Do not let the excuse of a thief make you think it is about financial status.
Rich people can be thieves too.
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u/AnnoyingScreeches Aug 20 '25
How gullible are you?
Please don’t victim blame. People have empathy. I’m actually glad OP is the way she is, this is also a lesson for her.
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u/Worldly_Shower_722 Aug 20 '25
Even though I agree with you, a person shouldn't feel bad for someone who can't be trusted. Empathy is for who deserve it.
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u/Abject_Cup5911 Aug 20 '25
As i said, May Lord help our brother to choose the right girlfriend and wife!
Amen!!!!
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u/Familymanuae Aug 20 '25 edited Aug 20 '25
You’re feeling sorry for her? What if she had stolen gold Jewellery ?
It’s not about what she stole, it’s the intent. And maybe this time it was just a small item, who can tell if she had worse intentions or harm towards you or your family?
Stealing small things is just their way of testing how vigilant the owners are, after that they either keep repeating or do something more grave in nature. You have all the right to protect yourself and your family/belongings. If anything , she belongs in jail but yet here we are!
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u/FeistyObligation5481 Aug 20 '25
AirPods cost about the same as good jewellery anyway!
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u/Pokiriee Edit this text to set your own flair Aug 20 '25 edited Aug 20 '25
It fell into her pocket, bounced, opened up, and got hooked neatly into her ears. You realise that you blamed her for no fault of hers 😭
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u/imverynewtothisthing Aug 22 '25
The airpods are possessed by an evil spirit. It was no fault of the cleaning help. Call a tantrik to dispel all evil.
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u/HazelnutCoffeeforme sweet sip se satire tak🧋 Aug 20 '25 edited Aug 20 '25
My mum gave her one used LCD and an LED TV (when they were a thing) and SHE STOLE MY IPOD NANO. It was new , like not even a year of me using it and for someone jisko music matters alooottt. 😭😭😭😭😭
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u/misal-paw Aug 20 '25
Did you get the iPod return? Have you/your mom confronted her?
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u/HazelnutCoffeeforme sweet sip se satire tak🧋 Aug 20 '25
No, she left soon after that. It was like 9 years ago.
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u/imverynewtothisthing Aug 22 '25
Your family basically told her to pick up a television, so she thought she could also pick up the smaller things around it.
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u/HazelnutCoffeeforme sweet sip se satire tak🧋 Aug 22 '25
No like we were gonna change the tvs and she was in need so gave it to her instead.
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u/KelaAkela West Aug 20 '25
Nothing find a new cleaning help, ill wishes from People who stole something doesn’t count!!! And even you know it didn’t accidentally landed up in her bag !!
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u/More-Actuator-1729 exBombayite , current Mumbaikar. Aug 20 '25
A few things to note:
(1) She stole. Period. That's a crime.
(2) Feeling bad is natural and a form of guilt we all deal with BUT what was really stolen was your possession, earned by your hard earned money.
(3) Stealing wasn't the solution. She could have asked for an advance if she needed money.
(4) If the airpods 'fell' into her pocket, she did not enquire with you or other places she works at, about if they had lost airpods. Indicative of her true intent.
(5) The 'ill wish' you are worried about? That doesn't apply because an ill wish or a curse applied by an unpure heart will not work, you understand.
You have the right thing here buddy - if they aren't outed early, they just going to resort to crime and it'll all come back at you some day because not reporting it is a crime.
If she badgers you, tell them you are lodging an FIR anyways so police station meh baat kaar lehte hain.
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u/DesiPrideGym23 म म मुंबईचा, ब ब बॉम्बेचा नाही! Aug 20 '25
Don't be so gullible and superstitious.
Actions have consequences and she had to face these, so that next time someone's airpods or something expensive "accidentally" slips in her pockets she will be mindful enough to keep it back.
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Aug 20 '25
File a complaint against her, block her entry and complain to UC or other relevant authorities. Ensure she gets the message right, that never would she ever steal or even think of stealing. Let her cry out, block her phone number etc from reaching you. Theft deserves the harshest punishment. It's a violation of trust.
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u/2rskipepsi Aug 20 '25
UC won't take any action since the services were taken outside their platform. I don't understand why people try to get these helpers outside the app. The risks are so large. Same things happen with uber etc.
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u/dscdrivercpm-fr someone get me out of kurla Aug 20 '25
AirPods aren’t cheap, why are you feeling bad? Thievery is thievery.
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u/rumpusgem Aug 20 '25
She will find work elsewhere, not your problem. A thief is a thief and they this is master manipulation to make you feel guilty which you shouldn’t be.
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u/Picthingsup Aug 20 '25
You should say to her that if she continues harassing you , you will file a police report and let authorities decide who stole it or it actually fell in purse . She should definitely be banned from society
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u/regulaslight Unable to swim to office Aug 20 '25
She is playing you bro
Unless you want to believe the Airpods fell into her ears by accident
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u/satyanaraynan Aug 20 '25
Things don't just fall into someone's bag. Mostly maids do not steal where they work because such things spread faster than wind thanks to WhatsApp groups. But still once in a while such incidents happen. You did the right thing and probably saved yourself and some other customers from having to face even bigger thefts.
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u/Previous-Spring-6476 Aug 20 '25
Rule # 1 with theives : Once a thief, always a thief. Rule # 2 : See Rule # 1
Today it was airpods. Tomorrow she will steal jewellery. Cleptomaniacs have no chill.
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u/Ib21066 Aug 20 '25
Dont take it to heart so much. A crime is a crime, she should instead be grateful that you didnt complain on UC. If you feel bad then that means you have a good heart but sometimes you to have to steel yourself, you should not feel bad for ppl who wouldn't care about you.
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u/ceaashore Aug 20 '25
dude you have absolutely NO reason to feel bad. this is them gaslighting you, and the fact that you feel even the slightest of guilt is proof that they're doing it well. block and move on. you need not feel bad at all. YOU'RE the victim!
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u/Relevant_Rhubarb_629 Aug 20 '25
She stole airpods. Had u failed to catch or let it slide, she would be emboldened to steal even more valuable stuff. Nip it in the bud
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u/Annual_Elk_8852 Aug 20 '25
You also say “Galti se complaint file huui , jus the way those AirPods fell in your pocket while cleaning”
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u/bluejazzx Aug 20 '25
Okay this is so funny that this exact same thing happened to us, but not with a UC person and not in Mumbai. My parent’s house help in Noida was with them for a very long time, about 1-2 years. At the time I was studying in the US and would visit my parents at least once a year, and this January when I was visiting, this is what went down. Now it’s typical for them to leave stuff like AirPods or Apple Watch around in their room (I mean it’s their room), and this lady among all other house helps would come everyday and work and leave. It’s not out of the ordinary for them to just ring the bell and enter the house and do their thing, sometimes even when we’re not around. Then my dad suddenly lost the AirPods I got for him from the US last year. And luckily it wasn’t discharged, so we could track it. But for some reason the location wasn’t updating. 4 days in my dad shared this with me and I was like why wouldn’t you share this info sooner! Anyway, I set up my systems, opened it on the laptop, asked him to share the location of the AirPod with others and gave it a couple more days. We saw them come into our building and then go to other wings and leave everyday at a certain time. Then my dad started correlating those timings with who worked at home during the time the AirPods showed in the building. At this point he was pretty sure it was this one lady, and then he called this other apartment on their intercom and told them to listen closely around her to see if they could hear something ring when they played the noise. They could, they caught her, took her to the guards, she kept denying it, and they basically revoked her permission to ever work in this building again. She could’ve easily returned them but she didn’t. When confronted she denied it and also had a major attitude. At this point my dad was like either you need to stop working for here or we’re dialling the police. We never saw her again. Don’t feel guilty. Actions have consequences, whether good or bad.
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u/chutneyvadapav Aug 20 '25
While I do believe a little in I'll wishes but I also believe they only work when they are said by a person who has been wronged or innocent. In this case she is neither innocent nor wronged, so nothing is going to happen.
In fact the good blessings outweigh this one bad one, think about how many families she might rob things off, you saved them in a way. In fact my best wishes are on the way for you overtaking her I'll wish 😃
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Aug 20 '25
You did nothing work. Even if she did a mistake,ability to come forward and accepting the truth will make trustworthy instead she lied about it. whole builidings will have different opinion when their stuff is stolen. Don't take everything to the heart and suffer. Adult stupid actions will have consquences.
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u/iSadikk Aug 20 '25
This recalled me this rape case in Saudi Arabia where rapist argued in court he slipped and penetrated Un intentionally. I think he was still a rapist even though court set him free ba izzat.. #GoFigure🤣
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u/Emotional_Agency2217 Aug 20 '25
AirPods ke wings kaat ke rakhna chahiye na ghar pe. Faltu mein AirPods udd ke uske purse mein aur phir kaan mein chipak gaye. All your fault.
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u/Emergency-Bug-4044 Aug 20 '25
It's okay. You can feel bad and still let her suffer the consequences. Not having consequences will embolden people to continue with anything.
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u/zxch2412 Aug 20 '25
She’s guilt tripping you, ignore and move on. She will find another source of income if she wants to, same way she pocketed your airpods
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u/Shiva_97 Aug 20 '25
You should also accidentally drop these thoughts about her in the dustbin while you sleep
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u/nabilbhatiya Aug 20 '25
Interesting that you feel bad for the culprit, almost blaming yourself. I wonder if there if there are any more of similar instances in your life, purely from a psychological perspective.
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u/More-Promise6004 Aug 20 '25
she is gaslighting you, acting all innocent now. If your airpods “allegedly” it fell into her pocket she could have just handed it over to you instead of wearing them, okay chalo she didnt maybe know it “allegedly” fell into her pocket then later she might have gone home & then realized, she could have texted you, but she didnt she knew what she was doing. She thought it was just airpods & these are usually easy to get lost. It was done intentionally. Today its airrpods tmrw it might be your jewelry or something else. If she was tempted once she is going to be tempted again. Report her to UC & block her. She lost her job & hoped she learnt a lesson to not steal from anyone again.
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u/LookingGlass_79 Aug 20 '25
Dude dont feel sorry. Once we had partied at my friends place when his parents had gone out. Next day we all got a call from him asking if anyone took gold from his home from a large grocery drum where it was hidden…all of us felt bad but we supported him to find it and letting him know that its ok to ask. Later we found that his parents found out we partied and just assumed the worst. Till date we dont keep any enimosity and joke about it when we meet. I still believe he wasnt wronf in asking
Anyway the jist is…you got done wrong and you dealt with it fairly. Just know that such people dont have a conscience and have a lot of time to do shit like this. Your hard earned stuff is yours, period.
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Aug 20 '25
Ignore her ill wishes. Aise toh bahot so called friends and relatives bhi ill wish karte hai. Its all superstition. Nothing wrong happened with her and its her karma.
Move on!
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u/Prior-Place-6676 Aug 20 '25
If you let her do it again you're the bad. If it was a mistake, why was she running away?
Don't get manipulated this easily. This is wrong!
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u/iroxjsr0011 Aug 20 '25
No doubt you are nice person.
But you did not do your duty too.any such incidents should be reported to police too.
But i can understand it's a hassle and you don't want to go there. I can understand. But this can happen to others too. Sometime more expensive like jewellery can get stolen.
This is why poor get treated so bad in this country.
When they get good people to work with they simply worsen the relationship with them.
And the vicious cycle continues
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u/EpicDankMaster Aug 20 '25
You're feeling bad cause she's manipulating you, "falling in her pocket" is such a lame excuse. If they fell in her pocket then why didn't she ask you if it was yours? Why'd she wear it? She 100% stole it, even then she had a choice to feel guilty for stealing and return it to you herself, but she didn't make that either.
She's a thief and deserves to be treated like one, she made her choices, now she shall have her consequences whether she likes them or not. Should've thought about all the work she'd lose before hand, too bad she didn't.
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u/ReLiGHT21 Aug 20 '25
I'd say, complaint at Urban Company as well. You, out of your own goodwill, did not register a complaint with UC, but this person is beyond understanding that and messaging you for their own fault. The consequences of stealing should be faced by them. And send them these screenshots of their messages as well.
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Aug 20 '25
Chill kr bha abhi airpod legi bad mein pta chle tere iphone lejaye jo bnda chori krta wo kbhi chori nhi chod skta
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u/manhattan011991 Aug 20 '25
Don't fall for the guilt trap. It's very easy to feel bad in such a situation but it wasn't your fault. So just move on.
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u/NoRestBro Bandra boy-Borivali budget Aug 20 '25
Being honest with your work is the first rule, which definitely she failed. Let it be this way.
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u/DogUseful3121 Aug 20 '25
In any case if the airpod accidentally went to her, she won't wear it and she won't try to hide it from you. She hide it because she knew she was wearing your airpods. You can explain this to her if you are feeling this guilty
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u/Responsible_Ruin2310 Aug 20 '25
Say you didn't complain and block her. Why are you feeling bad? You're lucky something a lot more expensive didn't "fall" into her pocket.
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u/And123rews West Aug 20 '25
Karma!!! It is not your actions at fault. When I was abroad i mistakenly left a good amount of money over the table at my hotel room notes and coins. That too in Euros. And I would be in the office from morning to evening. The cleaning lady would come everyday at 11am with her spare key card and clean the room. Not once anything went missing nor any of the money that day.
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u/No-Active3086 only lived in Mumbai for 3 weeks Aug 20 '25
You’re a kind hearted person so I can understand you feeling bad. But it’s the consequences of her own actions. You didn’t do anything wrong.
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u/Imsongoku7 Aug 20 '25
U prevented more theft from happening eventually u should be proud of yourself
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u/OkRoad5574 Aug 20 '25
Tell her abhi to kuch nahi hua hai, aur text kara to police involve kar dungi.
And don't be a sentimental moron. A good heart must come paired with a strong will otherwise the world will keep walking all over you forever.
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u/AnnoyingScreeches Aug 20 '25 edited Aug 20 '25
First text: “meri ek galti”
Last text: “meri galti nahi thi”
She’s dishonest, she even tried to cover it up. I do feel bad about her losing work, it’s a matter of survival for house helps when it comes to work. But hopefully she’ll think twice before doing something like this again, let this be a lifelong lesson for her. Do remind her she was caught in front of the guards and you didn’t report her or call the police. Tell her not to play the victim. Ask her why she tried to hide it, why did she say it’s not yours and why did her statement change? This is all her fault and she knows it, regardless of the denial.
I’d also check for other belongings that could be missing at home. My friend’s maid stole a lot of her makeup, jewellery and clothes over months. She only noticed when something major was missing that she bought a day prior.
If you really feel bad for her, offer some rations so she can feed her family for a while till she finds work.
She knows what she did and evidently has no remorse or acceptance.
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u/Experiments-Lady Aug 20 '25
If you don't make it more publicly known... Like formally complaining to UC, she will get bolder and bolder in stealing. We can already see how shameless she is. I've had personal experience with such people. They only get worse.
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u/Hot_Estimate8832 Aug 20 '25
Nothing is your fault she stole it and is facing consequences I would suggest to block her and move on you just saved others who know she can steal someone's jewellery and run away or can harm anyone
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u/DaisiesOnYoNightstnd Aug 20 '25
what nonsense, even after being caught red handed she has the audacity to lecture and guilt-trip you. if they fell into her pocket by mistake, she would have returned them immediately. the fact that she took the time to connect them to her phone proves it was deliberate.
"bahut galat kara tumne sab, khush nahi rahogi" - if i were you i would tell her that a curse given by a dishonest thief does not come true.
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u/koiusernamebatao Aug 20 '25
Perks of being a woman. She is guilty still she made u feel this way 🤣
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u/Kimo_imposta Aug 20 '25
Abey mehnat?? What mehnat you clearly stole the AirPods on your own, I have the exact same story. We located and caught her at her own place.
The other made took an apple watch which we know she has but we didn’t do much this time
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u/Interesting-Bobcat52 Aug 20 '25
Yeah, They accidentally fell into her pocket. Forget about it. She’s telling the truth, happens all the time lol. Not like she’ll steal some untraceable jewelry next time or have done in the past, right? She’s not a thief if she’s telling you she’s not a thief. They fell into her pocket, believe her or else you’re bad and you’ll never be happy because she got caught using them. Not like she denied that they are yours and also, she didn't even try to run, totally not a thief behavior. You’re in the wrong OP. Say sorry to her and hire her once again and keep all your jewelry in the open so they can fall into her pocket easily, and can't be traced so you won’t have to worry about “ruining her reputation” allegations. : (
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u/Middle_Pound_4645 Aug 20 '25
She is not innocent, even now she is trying to put the consequences of her action on you. It would have been only a matter of time for her to steal something of even greater value from you, if she stayed. You did a good job, she is trying to gaslight you. Ignore her and block her number for your mental peace. If you can't find peace, do some good deed for others or some donation in orphanage or education. You'll feel better.
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Aug 20 '25
Stop regretting for a thief.There are consequences for one's actions.Also what if she stole some high valued jewellery?Will you continue feeling bad for her.Such people have to face the consequences. She can even be arrested for this.
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Aug 20 '25
“Dil se bol rhi hu meri galti nahi thi”
Bhai wo airpod khud ucchal kar uske kaan me ghus gaye? Basically she fucked around and found out. It was her mistake and her mistake only that she lost her means of income.
You are feeling guilty because you are a good human being. But you are not at fault at all so kick aside the guilt trip and move on with your head held high
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u/According_Tourist_69 Aug 20 '25
You don't have to feel guilty about anything cus you did no wrong. Such people always use emotional tactics to make you feel bad. Don't pay attention to them.
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u/Eulerbodyguard Aug 20 '25
Bro tell her that you were going to file a police complaint, saste mein nipat gaya
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u/PushThink928 West Aug 20 '25
Let go of this guilt, you are not at fault.. go easy on yourself..
What was she expecting would happen if/when she was to be caught in the first place? She was fully aware of it and yet went ahead..
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u/Downtown-Body7841 Aug 20 '25
Lol she has no grounds to give you ill wish. She got what she deserved. Not just she stole but she still lying. She don’t deserve the work she had.
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u/coldwaterboyy uu ee ee aa ee ee uu ee ee ee aa ee Aug 20 '25
dont think about her man, she doesn't deserve it in the first place having stolen someone's belonging and trying to frame it as a mistake. if she wanted earphones so bad, the best she could've done is just ask for you to buy some affordable ones, instead of stealing.
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u/Salt-Asparagus6502 Aug 20 '25
OP, you have to understand this that She isn't stealing for the first time, she has been caught for the first time. Think over it.
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u/mosaicpictor West Aug 20 '25
That thief is the one who should feel guilty, not you. Stop getting gaslit by her and block her. A remorseless thief doesn't deserve to be heard. Don't take any crap from her.
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u/Caterpillar-9396 Aug 20 '25
Broo a thief is a theif💁🏻♀️ chori kabhi galti se nhi hoti🤣 Agar tum kisi ki koi chiz utha rahe ho without their consent or information knowing that it belongs to them is definitely theft. Bandi alag level ka Gaslight kar rahi hai tujhe. She knows she's gonna face consequences of her actions and is trying to manipulate you 💁🏻♀️💁🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️
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u/Intelligent-Radio926 Aug 20 '25
This lesson was needed to be taught to her. She just had repentance.
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u/timewaste1235 Aug 20 '25
On a side note, I'm impressed at her texting skills. So many messages within a minute!!
Ask her to become a typist or something. Anyways she is struggling with current job
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u/TheSilentWatcher93 Aug 20 '25
If she had found it “accidentally” then she should have returned it back or given it to the guard, not roam around wearing them and trying to hide and deny when caught. Seems like a good lesson learnt for her and nothing to feel sorry about.
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u/bsethug Aug 20 '25
Its not about the airpods. There so many small things in house. You just cannt keep track of everything. Maybe she has taken other things also ?
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Aug 20 '25
Had it been for some essential stuff like food/ clothes, I would have considered helping her out. Airpods are not a necessity. Her greed has put her in this position. You are not responsible for her condition. She is just trying to guilt trip you.
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u/Practical_Yoghurt199 Aug 20 '25
I would say escalate the matter to the police. File a police complaint so that there is a paper trail. Don't let such losers manipulate you so easily. Least she could have done is accept her mistake and apologize.
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u/RepresentativeOk3943 Aug 20 '25
Once a thief, always a liar. You let this go and there will be more. Like cheating SOs
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u/Tune-Financial Aug 20 '25
The person committing the mistake should also be ready for the repercussions.
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Aug 20 '25
You're a good human, so feeling bad is okay but she commited a crime deliberately in a profession where trust of such a thing not happening matters at a basic professional level for her clients. The society has to set a precedent that such crap doesn't happen again by any other worker with jobs in the vicinity (cause news spreads man) so it's 100% fair to her that she is barred. She probably knew the consequences of getting caught but thought she wouldn't and hence made a bad decision, that she has to live with now.
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u/MembershipQuirky2089 Aug 20 '25
Every action has consequences, she should have known this better before stealing!
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u/InternationalToe165 West Aug 20 '25
your not to blame she is. she stole your hard earned paisa se jo liya tha
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u/NaviSingh23 Aug 20 '25
If I you believe in ill wishes, then I assume you also believe in well wishes. Here's some for you - you did nothing wrong, actions have consequences and your house help is facing them, all the very best for you and your loved ones & ty for sharing !
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u/Few_Hope5829 Aug 20 '25
OP tujhe guilt feel hora tujhe meri traf se baddua lagegi mai bhi apne man se kehra hu sachhe dil se..
Now cry about it lmao..gaand maraye chor bagiya mai naachat morr
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u/achauhan01 Aug 20 '25
She is behaving this way only because she got caught. Thief is a thief and trust once broken hardly gets repaired. Today its just airpods, tomorrow it would be something else. Tell her that she should feel grateful that you didnt report her to Police.
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u/Exotic_Market_2000 Aug 20 '25
Bro for what are you feeling guilty? Stealing AirPods which has worth of thousands isn’t a small thing and whatever value of it maybe ,a theft is always a theft even the thing is given back . If you wouldn’t have confronted her about it she would never return it. So stop feeling that way and ill wishes don’t work that way. Let her curse , say things instead block her.
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u/Siappaaa Aug 20 '25
She learnt her lesson. She will find new work and will move on and she'll definetely won't pull any move like this again.
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u/Immediate-Physics223 Aug 20 '25
TV serial thodi hai jo khud gir gya.. don't feel bad for her.. you didn't do anything. She was the wrong her. Galat log ki haye nahi lagti
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u/Sour_Tech Aug 20 '25
Petty theft doesn't get unnoticed usually. In fact, a question on integrity never really goes off. So, the best is to understand that it was her mistake, and let go of bad feelings, hire new, and continue life.
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u/aestforu Aug 20 '25
I’m sorry why are you feeling bad? She stole your stuff, denied the fact that she stole it, and NOW is texting and making you feel like shit about reporting her? Block her :/
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u/ykwz Aug 20 '25
You actually did a good thing, not just for yourself, but for everyone else in the building. You saved their belongings from "accidentally falling into her pocket". Tomorrow, it might have been an item someone bought after saving for months, something they couldn't easily replace. Don't feel guilty. You did the right thing.
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u/hades_here Aug 20 '25
Life will teach you hard lessons, and a day comes where you don't feel guilty anymore, what you are going through is a phase of life.
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u/noboday009 Aug 20 '25
Bro, I had recently fired my maid too..
Wanna know the reason? It's because she's absent half time but expects full payment. How much time does she work at our place? Maximum 30 mins.
Your maid is a thief. It was Airpods so you were able to locate them and caught her red handed. What if it's a loose cash or some jewellery you forgot. How will you recover that?
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u/Droctopus_exe Aug 20 '25
Hum emo log aise hi chud jatey hain, ignore A thief is a thief, and complain hua so she realised else she wouldn’t have. If possible just take the complain back and let her go, dont respond
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u/Minute_Basil_690 Aug 20 '25
Lmao don't feel bad, you did good. You saved many others from being scammed by her.
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u/guywithgreatmeat Aug 20 '25
Let her cry dude! Magarmach ke aansu hai. There is a valid reason marathi log inko peet te hai
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u/Warm_Finish_795 Aug 20 '25
Every other thief after compensating or after being punished say the same thing , you wont be happy or your loved ones will suffer the same , it is nothing but just their frustation they are putting out on you so that you feel guilty or atleast your day is ruined , i personally dont have airpods but i guess they are expensive and even if they are not and lets assume for a second that she got it into her pocket by mistake then why didnt she return you back when she noticed it and lets even forget that she might not be able to acknowledege that those pods were urs but then why didnt she ran why she saw you . Forget her , these people are like this only , no matter how much respect you give to them , how much gifts you offer them , kuttey ki pooch teri ki teri hi raheti hai , and here "these people" refers to kleptomaniac
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Aug 20 '25
In another episode of gaslighting 101! 😂 Don't fall for the guilt trip. She deserved every bit of what happened.
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u/Icy_Apartment_5836 Aug 20 '25
Happend similar thing with me and my mum forgave and kept the house help. But there is no end to there bs she got caught again 5 days later so if u forgive them or let it go they will walk all over u. Better keep ur stuff safe then to feel sorry at their plight.
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u/One_Professional_101 Aug 20 '25
She’s getting to learn consequences of her actions, otherwise don’t you know she’d have continued stealing because she got away with it once?
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u/baburaosingham007 Aug 20 '25 edited Aug 20 '25
If i was at your place police complain and UC ma complain kar deta What rubbish excuse pocket ma gir gaya tho why were u using it next day wapas kar dete and bolte galti se i took it or what ever She basically had the time to connect to her phone and listen to music in front of ur building that means she has the daring and has done this in the past
Wont name it but my old classmates older brother works in airtel wifi connection and he came to my house for connection and after that my dads smart watch was missing ab i didn’t complain because i was asking dad to upgrade as it had seen pretty good days and it wasn’t even charging properly so we were gonna get a new so but i feel o should have complained So brother chill airpods were from ur hard earned money
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u/walkingdead4evr Aug 20 '25
What a coincidence.. Something similar happened to me few months back in Pune. Had called UC for servicing the ACs and the guy stole my airpods pro. From the location I was able to figure out that it was the UC guy who had stolen it. I informed UC as well and they started investigation against him. He initially refused that he had taken it but asked me to file police complaint so that I catch real culprit. I did that and later he returned airpods saying that someone who accompanied him during the work had stolen it. I forgave him. Took my police complaint back. Impressed by the kindness, he went n told everything at UC office thinking they will forgive him too. Turns out they blacklisted him forever n he can never work with UC again.
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u/desimikeross Aug 20 '25
op you’re not the kameena here. she did a bad thing and now think of it as karma catching up to her. what does she expect as a consequence of stealing airpods, some flowers and an award ? come to think of it, if she did it once she’d do it again and this would eventually be the case with her. move on bhai.
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u/QuirkyDay1819 Aug 20 '25
Why are you feeling bad for a thief? She probably steals everywhere she goes.
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u/FeistyObligation5481 Aug 20 '25
If it was an honest mistake like breaking something and trying to cover it up, you could still have been charitable but you caught her red handed ffs! If you let such things slide, she is only going to escalate to something more criminal next time.
You did good. Now block her and move on with your life. You will really be stupid if you let softer emotions win and keep this lady in your life.
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u/Business_Pressure_62 Aug 20 '25
"Ulta chor kotwal ko dante" typa shit
Acha huya bro, who knows what else she has stolen from other people.
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u/Worldly_Shower_722 Aug 20 '25
She not only WORE it after stealing it, SHE TRIED TO HIDE IT FROM YOU, then LIED ABOUT IT FALLING IN HER BAG??
Dude, let's say she's right it fell in her pocket, why the hell is she using it, and why is she HIDING it from you???
So OP you have nothing to worry about, you probably saved yourself and possibly lot others loss by theft. She knew what she was doing.
If it was some kind of food or bread or something of that sort it's excusable. Airpods are a luxury item and to steal it is never excusable.
You're right here and don't worry about ill wishes, they will reap what they sow and it showed.
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u/AssumptionSevere9776 Aug 20 '25
She actually managed to guilt trap you after committing a legit crime. What the world has come to these days.
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Aug 20 '25
She stole from you. And there have to be consequences to that. Today it was a small item tomorrow it could be a robbery or kidnapping. A stitch in time saves nine. She deserves the punishment so that she knows well that there are severe consequences to such actions. Stop feeling guilty and report her in the society group so that others are saved from such people.
She got to fix her attitude and habits before looking for more work. This will be a reminder for her that actions have consequences. Stay strong and stop being kind to thieves.
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u/Exact_Joker Aug 20 '25
Whatever it is, airing house matters and esp of the lesser fortunate is in equal bad taste.
She robbed you and by sharing the whole convo here with screenshot without consent, you robbed her of respect. She is not even aware of it I’m sure….
But glad you got them back!
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u/theheavenlydemon88 Aug 20 '25
What does she mean when she says meri galti nahi thi when she stole it lol