GRP to seek custody of four Haryana natives held in train gold theft case

The Government Railway Police (GRP) volition soon record a custody exertion earlier the Kozhikode Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-I for the 4 Haryana natives precocious arrested successful transportation with a planned golden robbery connected a train. Based connected the preliminary investigation, constabulary sources said the 4 had been progressive successful respective akin thefts crossed the state targeting bid passengers.

The suspects — Rajesh, 42; Dilbag, 62; Manoj, 36; and Jithendar, 44 — are presently successful judicial custody arsenic portion of the ongoing probe into the incidental that took spot connected November 13. Their apprehension from a long-distance train, with the enactment of the Railway Protection Force (RPF), connected November 15, and their consequent interrogation on with the recovered ornaments, person helped the metropolis constabulary stitchery captious accusation astir the operations of organised robber gangs connected trains.

“Their people successful Kozhikode was a concern mates who mislaid ornaments worthy ₹50 lakh during their bid travel betwixt Chennai and Koyilandy connected November 13. The hubby and wife, who tally a concern successful Coimbatore, were travelling to their autochthonal spot to be a marriage,” said an inspector associated with the investigation. He said the constabulary tracked down the pack aft examining respective bid preservation charts, CCTV visuals from aggregate locations, and telephone item records of suspected passengers.

An RPF serviceman said the robbers, residents of Haryana’s Hisar district, executed the theft swiftly portion helping the mates alight from the bid with their luggage. “The mates realised the nonaccomplishment lone aft they reached their location successful Koyilandy,” helium said.

During the investigation, the constabulary recovered that the 4 had booked tickets successful aggregate trains for continuous journeys. They preferred travelling successful premium classes to place and people elite passengers.

The constabulary sources said the 4 mobile phones recovered from the suspects would assistance hint different members of the inter-State gang. The constabulary besides recovered a acceptable of crisp tools allegedly utilized by the radical to rob passengers. One of the suspects was reportedly a dismissed constabulary serviceman from Haryana.