Government Railway Police (GRP) Bhopal have nabbed two miscreants from Tamil Nadu Express train on Monday and recovered valuables worth Rs 20 lakh; search for accomplices of the accused has been intensified by the police.
According to the GRP Bhopal, two passengers in New Delhi Chennai Tamil Nadu express train who were found suspicious by escorting police personnel during the journey from Jhansi to Bhopal. The two were travelling in coach number S-13 and were having confirmed reservation tickets.
The accused were identified as Manu Swami (20) and Shrinivasa (27) of Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh. During the investigation 118 smart phones, 8 laptops and two I pads were recovered from their possession.
The two accused confessed that their gang is active in New Delhi, Chennai and Hyderabad. After committing the crime the two used to deposit the valuables with the main accused in Chennai who leads the gang. They used to visit Delhi and would target stealing of electronic goods.
Police said that search for the gang members in Chennai would be done and investigation for the other members in Chennai, Delhi and Hyderabad would be done.
In the initial investigation the two nabbed accused were found with luggage which was suspicious and later they were taken to Bhopal GRP. The two were quizzed and a huge number of electronic goods were recovered from their possession.
The number of thefts the two have committed could not be ascertained but it was confessed that the two have been involved in stealing for the past couple of years.