VASCO: Vasco Railway police officials arrested a 19-year-old boy who was travelling in the Tirupati-Vasco train early Friday morning and recovered gold, cash, mobile
phones worth Rs 6.4 lakh from him.
According to Mormugao DySP Sunita Sawant, Jayraj Patil (19) of Orgapur in Ramdurg-Belgaum was arrested by Railway police while travelling by the Tirupati-Vasco train after he attempted to snatch a bag belonging to a woman.
He was found suspicious by the ticket collector and was handed over to Vasco Railway police.
During a search, the Vasco Railway Police found the accused in possession of 240 grammes of gold worth Rs 6 lakh, consisting of three chains, a necklace, four bangles and 11 earrings.
The accused also was found with cash of around Rs 17,600, four mobile phones, 2 power banks,
a watch and a ladies
purse.
Vasco Railway Police has arrested the accused and further investigation is in progress in the case.
2 held for mobiles theft at Vagator
MAPUSA: Anjuna Police on Thursday night arrested Sayad Gulam Abbas Haidar (21) and Furkhan Mahamad Ali Kureshi (23) of Mumbra-Thane, on charges of stealing mobile phones from visitors at a music festival at Vagator beach. Police confiscated 12 mobile phones from them worth Rs 3 lakh from the accused.
A resident from from Calvim-Aldona and 11 others had filed a complaint with the Anjuna police, stating that they had lost their mobile phones during the music festival.
Police later found the two accused moving in a suspicious manner and during a search found the stolen phones in their possession.
