India, Nov. 12 -- A 33-year-old burglar from Assam, who allegedly travelled to Mumbai every few months to carry out housebreakings, was arrested last week.

According to the police, the accused, Mohinul Abdul Malik Islam, a resident of Hojai district in Assam, previously worked as a labourer in Navi Mumbai and was well-acquainted with the area. "Every three months, he would fly from Assam to Mumbai, target locked houses, commit burglaries, and return home with the stolen ornaments," said Senior Inspector B. Naikwadi of Nerul Police Station.

The police said that on September 4 this year, burglary was reported at the Sai-Chhaya building in Sector 6, Nerul, where gold and silver jewellery worth Rs.4.95 lakh was stolen. Based on the occupant...