Mumbai: Man arrested for stealing valuables worth ₹1.37cr from actor's house

India Jan 07, 2026

Mumbai Police have caught a 40-year-old man, Manoj Mohan Rathod, for breaking into actor Abhimanyu Singh's Lokhandwala home and stealing gold, diamond ornaments, silver ornaments, and cash worth ₹1.37 crore.
The break-in happened late December, and the theft was discovered by Singh's 82-year-old mother.

How police cracked the case

Rathod was tracked down in Palghar on January 6 using technical surveillance.
He admitted to hiding some jewelry at a jeweler's shop and the rest at home—police recovered valuables worth ₹1.37 crore.
Turns out, Rathod has a history with at least 14 other thefts in Mumbai and nearby areas.