New Delhi: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan’s sister Arpita Khan filed a complaint after her diamond earrings worth Rs five lakh were allegedly stolen from her house. The police have arrested her house help.
The 30-year-old accused, identified as Sandip Hegde, is a resident of Vile Parle East and was reportedly arrested from Thane district.
"Accused Sandip Hegde decamped with diamond-studded gold jewellery worth around Rs five lakh from Arpita Khan's residence located on 17th Road in Khar. After the incident came to light, Arpita approached the police and lodged a complaint," the official of Khar police station told PTI.
Based on Arpita’s complaint, the police launched a probe and scanned the CCTV footage from the area, he said.
"With the help of technical and other inputs, the police nabbed the accused on Tuesday from Thane for the alleged theft of the jewellery," the official was quoted as saying by PTI.
A case was registered against him under sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including 381 (theft by clerk or servant), he said, adding that further investigation is being carried out.