India, May 25 -- A 28-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly stealing jewellery and cash worth around Rs.1 crore from a Supreme Court advocate's house in south Delhi's Pamposh Enclave, police said on Sunday.

They added that police recovered most of the stolen valuables, including luxury watches and diamond jewellery, and Rs.3.57 lakh cash.

Police identified the accused as Sanwara Gujjar alias Sunil, a resident of Madanpur Khadar originally from Rajasthan's Tonk. Gujjar had been declared absconding in an earlier theft case registered in 2020 at New Friends Colony police station, police said.

Deputy commissioner of police (south) Anant Mittal said the burglary at the advocate's house occurred on May 20 when the advocate, who is in ...