The Kalachowki police have arrested a carpenter and father-son painter duo for stealing ornaments worth Rs 30 lakh from a house while they were hired for contractual work. Police said while carrying out work in one of the rooms, the accused stumbled upon a secret locker in the house, from which they stole the jewellery. 

According to police, Devendra Bafna, 31, owns a jewellery shop and is a resident of Lalbaug. The painting and furniture work was being done at his house. Raju Sheikh, 23, who was hired for painting work, felt that a part of the wall was hollow. To check, he tried to break it with a piece of wood, but he was unable to do so.