The GRP Khandwa has nabbed four member gang of miscreants which committed theft posing as police personnel in Mahanagri Express on March 13 who were involved in stealing over Rs 3 crore from the passengers said AGD Railways Aruna Mohan Rao while speaking with the media persons on Wednesday.
The passengers of S-10 coach were targeted. Vikas Yadav and Mehul Patel were targeted by miscreants posing as police personnel in the name of checking and escaped with cash the two were carrying.
ADG Rao said that on March 13 Vikash Yadav an employee of Gujarat based company-MecTel lodged a complaint with GRP Khandwa regarding a bag carrying Rs 5 lakh cash was stolen while he was travelling to Dadar S-10 coach of Mahanagari Express while the train reached near Chhanera railway station in Khandwa district by four persons out of which one was wearing SI uniform while two were in dress as police constable. All the accused were travelling in S-5 coach of the train and in name of checking passengers two accused took him near gate of train while remaining two stole his bag carrying cash and later they boarded off the train at Khandwa railway station.
During the investigation Akshay Kundwani (22) of Damoh and his brother Devesh (22) were arrested and later in the investigation it was found that Akshay and Devesh along with Sanjay Jatav (38) of Rajgarh, Narayan Ahuja (19) of Itarsi and Monu Sindhi have stolen money.