Police found the location of the suspect in Maharashtra and nabbed her. They recovered the lost jewellery from the accused.
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A 45-year-old woman was arrested by Government Railway Police (GRP) on Saturday for stealing 13 sovereigns of gold jewellery from a commuter at Katpadi railway station in Vellore.
The arrested person was identified as K. Durga, a native of Maharashtra. Initial inquiry revealed that victim S. Poovendan, 66, a retired bank staff, was waiting at the railway station to board a train on September 26.
Police said that as he was about to board the express train, Poovendan realised that his handbag that contained gold jewellery was missing.
He filed a complaint and the GRP police registered a case. Special teams analysed CCTV footage in the railway station and found a woman had stolen the handbag.
They tracked her through CCTV footage and mobile phone signals and found the location of her in Maharashtra and nabbed her.
Published – November 23, 2025 04:17 am IST
