The lure of a lavish lifestyle in Mumbai tempted a 20-year-old to steal valuable wood worth over Rs 21 lakh. The Pydhonie police arrested Rashiduddin Matiur Rehman from Sewri on Saturday, after they went to Bengaluru, came back to Mumbai, and went to West Bengal in pursuit of him.

Ayub Ubedulla Sheikh, a 55-year-old wood merchant, registered a complaint in Pydhonie police station on December 2, saying 21.170 kg Agarwood (used to extract oil or prepare perfume and incense sticks) worth Rs 21.25 lakh was stolen from his shop.