A 31-year-old habitual thief from Kalyan was arrested last week by Thane Police. The accused, Shivaji Gopal Sante, had been burglarising houses across the Diva East and Mumbra regions for the last two years. “The accused confessed to 48 housebreaking crimes committed over the last three years; we have made a recovery of 1.03 kg of gold jewellery valued at Rs 1.39 crore,” stated Thane Police.