A burglar stole jewellery from a residential apartment in the Eastern Province and later set the house on fire to cover up his crime.

Eastern Province police arrested the criminal after they were informed that the apartment has been burgled beforehand.

Eastern Province police spokesman Lt. Col. Ziad Al-Rugaiti said that forensic experts began the criminal investigation immediately after the incident and that extensive investigations had also been conducted on a number of other suspects, too.

The investigation finally led to the arrest a 30-year-old Arab resident, he said.