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A 38-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly stealing cash and gold ornaments collectively worth Rs 5.5 lakh from the house of a senior citizen couple here, police said Wednesday. Ruchita Sachin Tanna was arrested by Unit-11 of the Mumbai Crime Branch from Charkop in suburban Kandivali Tuesday, an official said. The jeweller who purchased the stolen gold ornaments from her was also apprehended, he said. Last Thursday, Tanna entered the house of the elderly couple when they were out and made off with Rs 1.5 lakh in cash and gold ornaments weighing 210 grams, totally valued at Rs 5.5 lakh, the official said. Tanna sold the gold ornaments to a 43-year-old local jeweller, Deepak Sarkaria, who was arrested later, he said..