The Kandivli police have arrested a maid who had fled with jewellery worth lakhs from the house of a senior citizen. The police said the accused, a history-sheeter, used to enter homes posing as a maid, conduct a recee of valuables, specially jewellery, in the house and after winning the trust of the owner, would rob them. The police also recovered Rs 2.61 lakh worth of gold jewellery from the accused.

The accused, identified as Sangeeta Malti, is a resident of Vasai East. The police said Malti had committed many robberies in the past at Andheri, Dahisar and Kandivli.