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Two arrested in Rs 3 crore train diamond jewellery heist
Tambaram Railway Police have arrested Amarnath Jaiswal, 64, in Siliguri and Rajan Kumar in Patna over the alleged theft of diamond jewellery worth around Rs 3 crore from a passenger on the…
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Tambaram Railway Police have arrested Amarnath Jaiswal, 64, in Siliguri and Rajan Kumar in Patna over the alleged theft of diamond jewellery worth around Rs 3 crore from a passenger on the Ananthapuri Express. The jewellery remains missing, while police have seized Rs 4 lakh in cash and are searching for two suspected accomplices, Ranjan Kumar and Ashok Kumar.
Investigators tracked an Apple Watch that was inside the stolen bag, examined CCTV footage and checked passengers’ phone locations. Police allege the suspects took the bag when the traveller went to the washroom, moved the jewellery into their own bags and threw the original bag from the moving train. Both arrested men were remanded in Puzhal prison.
The Indian Opinion
The easy story is that an Apple Watch single-handedly cracked a Rs 3 crore heist. It helped locate the discarded bag, but CCTV, passenger lists and phone records appear to have built the case. The opposite claim, that arrests prove the valuables are recovered, is also premature. The real measure will be whether police find the jewellery and establish each suspect’s role in court.
Source: deccanchronicle.com
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