A mother-daughter duo were arrested on Thursday by the Borivali police for theft. The arrest was possible due to the alert staff of a shop, which they had robbed a month-and-a-half back, and had entered to target again. Sweety Kaur Joginder Singh Bhurji, 32, and Harjeet Kaur Joginder Singh Bhurji, 62, were caught by the staff of Lenskart opposite Moksh Plaza in Borivali West.

A police official told mid-day that the mother-daughter duo, residents of Dahisar, had been on a stealing spree for over a month in suburban shops. "The duo would enter a shop, one of them would keep a staff member engaged in conversation, while the other would discreetly pocket expensive items. They would then flee," the officer said.