Assistant local pilot arrested for stealing valuables from train passengers on Bengaluru-Mangaluru route in Karnataka
The Hindu
Pudi Swaraj works as an assistant loco pilot at Sakleshpur railway station in Hassan district of Karnataka. He is suspected of stealing the laptop bag of a passenger, who was travelling from Udupi to Bengaluru.
A special team of railway police arrested a 33-year-old assistant loco pilot and seized valuables worth ₹3.3 lakh that he had allegedly stolen from passengers.
Based on a theft complaint, police stepped up vigil and caught the accused — Pudi Swaraj — in Andhra Pradesh last week with a trolley bag containing laptops, gold valuables and phones. Upon being questioned about the contents, the accused did not have any answer. On investigating, police learnt that it was a stolen bag.
Pudi Swaraj works as an assistant loco pilot at Sakleshpur railway station in Hassan district of Karnataka. He is suspected of stealing the laptop bag of a passenger, Nash Nair, who was travelling from Udupi to Bengaluru.
“During questioning, Pudi Swaraj told police about other valuables, including laptops, smart phones and gold valuables, totally worth ₹3.3 lakh,” said Soumathlatha K.S., Superintendent of Police (Railways).
The accused was taken into custody to ascertain his role in other such cases.
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