Thane, Mar 29 (PTI) The police in Maharashtra's Thane district have recovered mobile phones worth nearly Rs 15 lakh stolen from a shop last week after arresting the thief from Delhi, an official said on Friday.

Accused Firoz, alias Monu Nayeem Khan (29) broke into a mobile shop in Bhayander on the intervening night of March 20 and March 21 and fled with more than 22 high-end phones worth Rs 16.71 lakh, he said.

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Police worked on CCTV footage and technical intelligence to zero in on Khan, a resident of Bandra in Mumbai, who was found to be in Bijnor in UP, said Assistant Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) Madan Ballal of Mira-Bhayandar, Vasai-Virar police.

When the police reached UP, Khan had moved to Delhi, he said.

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Khan was then arrested from the national capital on Wednesday, leading to the recovery of 20 mobile phones worth Rs 14.56 lakh from him, the official said.

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