Chikkaballapur, Jan. 12 -- Sidlaghatta police in Karnataka have cracked a major theft case involving gold jewellery stolen from a woman's vanity bag during a bus journey, officials said on Monday.

A special police team arrested one accused and recovered 240 grams of gold valued at nearly Rs 30 lakh.

According to police, the victim, a resident of Kapekonahalli village in Hoskote taluk, was returning home after performing a special puja at the Madduramma temple.

At around 12:10 pm, she boarded a bus from the Talagavara village bus stop and travelled towards Jangamakote Cross via H Cross. While she was alighting from the bus, an unknown woman allegedly pushed her forcefully from behind.

Police said that after boarding another bus, the vi...