Vadodara: Thief targeting long-distance train passengers held; valuables worth Rs 11 lakh recovered

The police said Ahirwar used to target sleeping passengers and that they had recovered gold ornaments of 238g including two necklaces, three bracelets, and rings as well as several mobile phones from the accused—the total loot amounting to Rs 11.43 lakh.

Deputy Superintendent of Police BS Jadav said that as complaints of thefts on trains increased, the crime branch began an investigation by scanning CCTV footage from railway stations under the Vadodara division.

“Inspector Utsav Barot received a tip-off that the suspect was in his native state of Uttar Pradesh. A team of the crime branch went to UP and kept a watch in civil clothes, scanning markets and fields as the accused had been changing his location. Finally, the accused arrived to attend a wedding in a village near Lalitpur and was caught,” he said.

Jadav said that Ahirwar was wanted in three cases. “We have produced the accused before a court and sought his remand to question him about other crimes he might be involved in,” he said.