The Govindaraj Nagar police have arrested four habitual offenders allegedly involved in as many as nine house break-in thefts in and around the city and recovered valuables worth ₹44.2 lakh from them.

The accused, identified as Mohammed Fayaz, 59, Budesh Gowda, 52, Prasad, 49, and Fayaz Devi,39, had burgled a house in Mudalapalya on July 17 and escaped with a silver bracelet and passport.