In a proactive move under the ongoing ‘Yatri Suraksha’ operation, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) in Muzaffarpur arrested two individuals in separate incidents of theft on running trains, late Friday evening.
The arrested accused have been identified as:
Iqbal Alam
Mohan Kumar
Both are residents of Muzaffarpur, Bihar.
According to RPF Inspector Manish Kumar, the duo was caught during routine surveillance operations conducted at Muzaffarpur railway station as part of the Samastipur Division’s intensified efforts to curb theft on trains.
The arrests led to the recovery of:
Three stolen mobile phones
Two gold lockets
Rs4,000 in cash
The accused were interrogated, and their statements were recorded by the RPF before they were handed over to the Government Railway Police (GRP) for further legal action. Investigations are ongoing to determine whether the two are part of a larger network involved in train thefts across the region.