Government Railway Police (GRP) Bhopal busted a three member gang of minors involved in thefts in trains and burglaries who used to target passengers between Bhopal and Bairagarh railway stations; valuables worth Rs 1 lakh were recovered from their possession.
Police said that the belongings of sleeping passengers in trains running between Bhopal railway station and Bhopal to Bairagarh station during night were victims and would escape from running trains in between these railway stations.
Based on the complaints received by passengers police started investigation and narrowed on the accused who were found to be minors, initially one of the accused was tracked on December 26 and he revealed that along with his two aides he had targeted passengers in trains.
The other two accused were detained who revealed burglaries and theft in the past. Nabbed accused confessed five thefts in the past and one mobile phone, one laptop and other valuables worth Rs 1 lakh.
Providing the modus operandi police said that the accused revealed that they would passengers in the night and when the victim would asleep, he would escape with the goods of the victims.
The valuables in the five incidents have been recovered by the police and more recoveries are likely in the further investigation.