A trickster duo was arrested from a railway station in the Capital for duping beguiling passengers and making off with their personal belongings, police said. The accused, identified as Ramanand Mahto and Ranjeet, were arrested from Anand Vihar railway station in a joint operation by Railway Police and Delhi Police.
“The duo was arrested from Anand Vihar railway station on September 16, acting on a tip-off. Mahto and Ranjeet would strike up a conversation with a passenger. They’d mention a relative who is TTE and can get tickets confirmed. While one distracted the wide-eyed passenger, the other would vamoose with the belongings,” said a senior police official.
Official also said that with their arrest, two more cases of theft and cheating have been solved, adding that some valuables and documents were recovered from their person.