A history-sheeter was arrested and a teenage boy was detained by crime branch officials of Bhiwandi Police in Thane district of Maharashtra for allegedly killing a truck driver in an industrial complex during a robbery, police said on Tuesday.

An officer said some truck drivers had told the police that they had heard a man boasting about his clout as a villager while committing the crime, following which police questioned the listed habitual offenders from Shelar village and identified the accused.