The Khar police have arrested a 30-year-old house help, who allegedly stole diamond earrings worth Rs 5 lakh from Bollywood actor Salman Khan’s sister Arpita Sharma’s residence on Tuesday. The police traced the accused to Thane within 24 hours with the help of CCTV footage and recovered the stolen diamond earrings.

The complainant, Arpita Ayush Sharma, 34, is a resident of 17th Road, Khar West. The accused is Sandeep Sidram Hegde, a resident of Ambedwadi at Vile Parle East. According to the police, on the afternoon of May 14, Arpita took off her diamond earrings in the bathroom and kept them in a tray. She forgot to put the earrings back on after her bath.