India, Dec. 12 -- A 44-year-old house help from Kalyan has been arrested for allegedly stealing antique gold and diamond jewellery worth Rs.3.56 crore from a merchant's apartment in Marine Drive. The police said the theft took place between April and July, when the family was abroad. After seven months of investigation, the police have recovered about 80% of the stolen valuables.

According to the Marine Drive police, an FIR was registered on July 27 after Harsh Dalal, 65, who lives at Bharatiya Bhawan in Marine Drive, filed a complaint. Deputy commissioner of police Pravin Kumar Munde said the jewellery, which was kept in a wardrobe inside the bathroom, was last seen on April 27, when the family left for Dubai.

During their absence, onl...