The Malad police have arrested a housekeeping staff member for allegedly stealing gold jewellery worth Rs 26.5 lakh from a locked flat in Malad West. The police have recovered the stolen property.

According to the complainant, Devang Shashikant Shah, 36, he and his family had locked their flat before going out for dinner sometime between December 11 and December 15, 2025. During this period, an unknown person allegedly entered the house and stole approximately 185 grammes of gold jewellery from a cupboard in the complainant’s mother’s bedroom.