Cops from Maharashtra arrested a 52-year-old man in Kolkata on Tuesday for allegedly committing a robbery in Mumbai's Bhayandar on January 23.
The accused was arrested by Mira Bhayandar Vasai Virar (MBVV) police for allegedly attacking a 36-year-old woman doctor and robbing her of cash and valuables worth Rs 96,000 at the clinic of the victim, an official said on Tuesday.
The accused, Rashid Khan has a string of criminal cases registered against him in Mumbai and extended suburbs besides in Dubai, the official said.
After evading arrest, Khan was finally held from Kolkata by a crime branch team, the official said.
He was earlier booked for allegedly robbing a 65-year-old woman of her jewellery worth Rs 1.50 lakh in Mira Road area.
He had cases of theft and stealing two-wheelers pending against him in the areas under the jurisdiction of Mira Road and Dongri police stations, the official said.
Khan was also allegedly involved in cheating people in Siberia on the pretext of offering them jobs.
A court had convicted Khan in a criminal case in Dubai. He also has cases of alleged cheating registered against him in the Maldives, the official said.