The GRP Bhopal nabbed a 21-year-old miscreant on Tuesday and recovered 9 mobile phones and gold jewellery worth Rs 1.5 lakh from his possession.
The accused identified as Amir Khan was tracked based on the location of mobile phone robbed in the month of September last year in Yashwantpur -19301 train from the victim Divya Sharma.
Police recovered the mobile phone stolen from the victim and when the accused was quizzed he confessed more thefts and in the further investigation eight mobile phones and gold jewelry worth Rs 1.5 lakh were recovered from his possession.
The victim during her journey from Bengaluru find that her purse was missing and lodged complaint with GPR Bhopal. The purse was carrying her mobile phone, a gold chain, a gold finger ring and documents.
Based on her complaint the police registered a case under section 356 and 379 of the IPC and started further investigation.
During the investigation when the habitual offenders who were active in stealing purse from women passengers were investigated and narrowed on miscreant from Arif Nagar and later in the investigation habitual offender Amir Khan was nabbed.
After the accused was nabbed police have registered a case under section 41(1-4) CrPC and 379 of the IPC.
Police said that the details of the accused would be searched and accused would be quizzed regarding thefts and robberies in the past and his accomplices.
The accused has been booked by GRP Bhopal for three thefts in the past and served jail.