A 30-year-old man was arrested from Saphala in the Palghar district of Maharashtra for allegedly stealing mobile phones from a shop where he was working earlier, police said.

A total of 34 handsets of different brands worth Rs five lakh were recovered from the accused who was identified with the help of CCTV footage, an official said.
In the FIR, the shopkeeper had claimed that some mobile phones were stolen from his shop between February and August 3 this year.