Government Railway Police (GRP) Bhopal arrested two miscreants involved in thefts and robberies and recovered two mobile phones and Rs 7000 in cash from their possession on Sunday.
The two miscreants nabbed were active and involved in several crimes in the past and when they were nabbed they were trying to escape with the stolen goods and board another train to commit theft and robbery, said police.
Nabbed accused were identified as Shivnarayan who hails from Raisen and Balveer Bheda is resident of Bhopal.
SHO of GRP Bhopal Hemant Shrivastava said that the two are involved in thefts and robberies in the past and have confessed two thefts and a robbery in the past few months. They were nabbed from Gondwana express. The accused used to target cash and mobile phones of the passengers.
Providing the modus operandi police said that the accused used to steal the luggage and would escape when the speed of the train decelerates near railway station. Same was the trick to board the train as they used to board the train at low speeds.
Police said that the two were involved in the criminal activities for long and would dispose the stolen goods after committing the crime and those involved in helping to dispose the stolen and robbed goods would be searched in the investigation.
Details of the two accused are being searched which would help in the investigation.
More recoveries are likely in the further investigation as the accused persons are of residents of different areas and might have kept the stolen and robbed goods at different places.