India, Nov. 23 -- A thief suspected of being involved in the burglary at the home of former Maharashtra minister and NCP (SP) leader Eknath Khadse was arrested in Ulhasnagar on Saturday. Mohammad Bilal Abdul Razzak Chowdhury, 25, was arrested by the Pydhonie police after he broke into a home in Masjid Bunder, and made off with valuables worth Rs.9 lakh and legal documents belonging to the complainant.

Pydhonie police said Bilal had been on the run after the Masjid Bunder robbery on October 13. Police teams traced him to Ulhasnagar on Saturday after scanning footage from around 500 CCTV cameras. The trail led to Ulhasnagar. "We have learnt that he is also involved in robbing the Jalgaon home of former minister Eknath Khadse," said a polic...