GRP said the accused is a resident of Kanpur Dehat in Uttar Pradesh. He was arrested on January 14. A probe was launched after a complaint was registered at the Kalyan Railway Police Station in Maharashtra's Thane district in June 2025
The accused has been involved in multiple cases. Representational Pic
A 38-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly stealing jewellery from the bags and purses of passengers travelling on long-distance trains, with valuables worth over Rs 21 lakh recovered from him, news agency PTI reported, quoting officers on Wednesday.
The Government Railway Police (GRP) identified the accused as Vinay Rameshchandra Soni, a resident of Kanpur Dehat in Uttar Pradesh. He was arrested on January 14, the police added.
"The accused has been involved in multiple cases of lifting satchels, trolley bags and purses of railway passengers during overnight journeys," said Senior Inspector Vijay Khedkar of the special task force, GRP.
He added that a probe was launched after a complaint was registered at the Kalyan Railway Police Station in Maharashtra's Thane district in June 2025. The complainant told GRP that his bag containing ornaments valued at Rs 63,000 was stolen during his journey on the Patna Express, PTI reported.
During follow-up investigations on January 17 and 18, stolen gold and silver jewellery worth nearly Rs 21 lakh, linked to multiple cases registered at Kalyan Railway Police Station, was recovered. With Soni's arrest, six theft cases have been solved, he added.
Woman arrested for Rs 7-lakh gold jewellery theft during polling day in Thane
Police arrested a 40-year-old woman for allegedly breaking into a house in Maharashtra's Thane district and stealing gold ornaments valued at Rs 7.08 lakh, an officer said.
The theft occurred on January 15 when a 51-year-old woman, occupant of the house, located in the Mira Road area, had gone to cast her vote in the civic polls.
When the woman returned home after voting, she found that someone had entered the house, broken a wooden cupboard locker in the bedroom and stolen gold ornaments of Rs 7.08 lakh, Mira Bhayander-Vasai Virar's Assistant Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) Madan Ballal said.
Based on her complaint, the police launched an investigation and zeroed in on a woman suspect. They took her into custody on January 17, and during interrogation, she confessed to her involvement in the offence, he said, reported PTI.
Following the information provided by the accused, all the stolen jewellery was later recovered, the police said.
The accused was booked under relevant provisions for housebreaking and theft.
(With PTI inputs)
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