VASCO: Railway Police have arrested a 24-year-old man for allegedly stealing the handbag of a 69-year-old woman while she was travelling on a train between Sanvordem and Chandor.
According to the Vasco Railway Police, Afroza Begum Hukkeri from New Vaddem, Vasco, said that an unidentified person stole her handbag while she was travelling in the general coach of Train 17316 (Velankanni–Vasco Express) from Hubballi to Vasco.
The stolen bag contained a mobile phone worth Rs 7,000 and a pair of silver anklets worth Rs 60,000, taking the total loss to around Rs 67,000.
Based on her complaint, police registered a case under Section 303(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. During the investigation, the accused, identified as Ambrish Beggar (24) from Bagalkot, Karnataka, was arrested on Friday evening.
Police said the accused is in custody, and further investigation is being carried out by PSI Krishna Talpi of the Vasco Railway Police Station under the supervision of PI Amarnath Passi and the guidance of Mormugao DySP Gurudas Kadam.
