The Delhi Police Crime Branch has arrested five members of a notorious interstate gang involved in high-value thefts on trains. Acting on an anonymous tip-off, the Crime Branch apprehended the suspects at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA).
According to police, the accused were wanted in an FIR filed at the Miraj Railway Police Station for stealing jewellery worth Rs10 lakh from a Pune-bound train. On November 30, Miraj Railway Police alerted Inspector Daleep Kumar of the AEKC/Crime Branch that the suspects were flying from Goa to Delhi and due to land at IGI Airport.
A specialised team — led by Inspector Amit Solanki and supported by SI Ankur Yadav, SI Ashok and ASI Sudesh — was formed under the supervision of ACP Pankaj Arora and overall guidance of DCP Sanjeev Kumar Yadav. The team reached the airport, kept a close watch on the incoming passengers and successfully detained the suspects.
Those arrested were Hawa Singh (65), Amit Kumar (35), Kuldeep (34), Ajay (36) and Monu (32) — all residents of Jind and Bhiwani districts in Haryana. During the search, police recovered 177 grams of silver articles, believed to have been stolen from passengers during previous train journeys.
During interrogation, four accused — Hawa Singh, Amit Kumar, Ajay and Monu — confessed to their involvement in the Miraj jewellery theft case. They were arrested under Section 35 BNSS, and Maharashtra Police were notified of their custody.
