Police have arrested a man who allegedly committed theft to pay for his ailing father's costly medical treatment in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/once-a-dropout-due-to-covid-19-this-maharashtra-ssc-student-is-overcoming-language-barriers-to-prepare-for-board-exams-23272924" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Maharashtra</a>'s <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/hawker-killed-by-unidentified-persons-in-thane-23272906" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Thane</a> district, an official said on Wednesday.
A case of house-breaking theft involving jewellery worth Rs 5.92 lakh was reported to police last week, an official from Vishnu Nagar police station in Dombivili said.
A police probe team checked the CCTV footage of the area and based on other leads they nabbed the accused, identified as Vaibhav Murbade, on Tuesday, he said.
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The official said during interrogation, the accused told the police that he took to stealing valuables to pay for his father's treatment and he could not afford its cost.
The police recovered the entire booty from the accused, who is a resident of Murbad area, the official added.&nbsp;
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A case of house-breaking theft involving jewellery worth Rs 5.92 lakh was reported to police last week, an official from Vishnu Nagar police station in Dombivili said

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