India, June 25 -- The police on Monday arrested a 22-year-old man and his accomplice for allegedly stealing a safety locker containing Rs.5 lakh cash and diamond jewellery worth Rs.35 lakh from a friend's house in Mira Road. The two accused have been remanded in police custody till Friday.

The accused, identified as Kailas Bhagraj Patel, hails from Jodhpur in Rajasthan and had come to Mumbai on the pretext of job trials.

The complainant Nutan Surjit Dheer, 60, a resident of Mira Road East, said that Patel was her son's friend and was staying with them while appearing for job interviews.

According to the police, on June 15, Patel said that he wanted to return to Jodhpur and left at 10:30 pm while Dheer and her son were attending a satsa...