Goa, Nov. 28 -- Lokesh Sutar (31), a native of Sangli, Maharashtra, has been arrested by the Old Goa Police in connection with a burglary at the residence of Kusum Chauhan in Santa Cruz. Sutar is a habitual offender involved in 25 house-breaking and theft cases across Maharashtra and Goa, including three in Old Goa, for which he has already been chargesheeted.

Sutar was apprehended in Kottalgi, Karnataka, where he had been hiding from law enforcement. He has been remanded to 10 days of police custody by the Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC), Merces.

Investigations revealed that Sutar had purchased a car using stolen money, which has now been recovered. Stolen gold ornaments had been sold to a local goldsmith and are also set to be ...