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Mumbai crime: Thief posed as woman with veil to steal in ladies compartments

<p>Officials of Dadar GRP have recently arrested a man who used to enter the ladies compartment in trains after covering his face with a dupatta like a veil, to steal valuables from female passengers</p>

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The CCTV grab of the thief (Avinash) hiding his face with a dupatta (right) Avinash Sarer said he began stealing to pay for his addiction to alcohol. Pic/Rajesh Gupta

The ingenuity of thieves in Mumbai has no boundaries. Officials of Dadar GRP have recently arrested a man who used to enter the ladies compartment in trains after covering his face with a dupatta like a veil, to steal valuables from female passengers. The police claim that so far they have cracked two cases with his arrest, but suspect he is involved in several other thefts.

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