Thane police has arrested a notorious thief and recovered stolen goods worth more than Rs 4.50 lakh from his possession in the district, an official said on Friday.

Thane police’s Crime Branch Unit II apprehended the accused, Akshay Varma alias Shiva (27), from Hanuman Tekdi in Bhiwandi town of the district on December 31, senior police inspector Sachin Gaikwad told newswire PTI.