The Meghwadi Police have apprehended a notorious serial house burglar from a hotel in Jaipur, Rajasthan, and recovered stolen property worth approximately Rs 4.5 lakh from him.

The accused, identified as Karamat Ali Dost Ali Shaikh, 48, a habitual offender originally from Ahmedabad, had locked himself inside a hotel room and was nabbed after the police forcibly broke down the door. 

According to the Meghwadi police sources, on June 24, he burgled the residence of Sadhana Subhashchandra Dwivedi in Ratnabai Chawl in Jogeshwari East. He decamped with several gold ornaments and cash, totally worth Rs 4.43 lakh, along with Rs 20,000 in cash.