Four people were arrested for abducting and killing a 42-year-old jeweller in Thane last week. The former watchman of the building where the victim, Bharat Jain, lived, hatched the plan to steal gold from him. The watchman, identified as Atul Mishra (25), abducted the jeweller with help of three others but as Jain identified Mishra, they strangled him to death, said police.

The body of the jeweller, a resident of Makhmali Lake, was found in Retibunder, Thane creek on August 20. Post mortem revealed that he was strangled to death on the same day. A case of murder was filed in Naupada police station against four unidentified persons.