India, July 25 -- Footage from over 100 CCTV cameras across railway stations and at least six major neighbourhoods, police in Thane have arrested a 45-year-old woman and her 20-year-old son and seized gold and silver valued around Rs.11 lakh that they allegedly stole in multiple incidents.

Their latest crime on July 13, in which gold and silver ornaments valued at Rs.8 lakh were stolen from a house in Naupada area, led the police to them, PTI reported.

When police examined the CCTV footage from cameras installed nearby, a woman and two children were seen arriving outside the house. "A young girl was seen taking out various tools from her backpack," senior inspector Abhay Mahajan of the Naupada police station said.

Their movements were ...