A 39-year-old man was arrested by the MIDC police on Monday for allegedly stealing his younger sister’s mangalsutra during a visit to her house at PMGP Colony in Poonam Nagar, Andheri East on September 18. The accused, Amar Jadhav, was apprehended at his residence in Navi Mumbai.

According to police sources, Jadhav, a resident of Balaram Wadi, Ghansoli, had come as a guest and stayed at his sister’s house for three to four days. Taking advantage of her routine, which involved dropping and picking up her child from school, Jadhav seized the opportunity to steal the mangalsutra, weighing approximately 55 grams, valued at about Rs 2.2 lakh.