Man arrested in train theft case

A 24-year-old man was arrested for alleged involvement in a train theft case, police said today.

Mohd Tausif, who had bought stolen jewels worth Rs 20 lakh from a thief, has confessed to the crime.

He admitted to buying the stolen jewels from Manipur native Andrew Roberts who stole the valuables in the Pooja
Express train at Ajmer on February 13.

Additional Commissioner of Police, Central Delhi, said they had received information on Tausif’s whereabouts
yesterday acting on which search operations were conducted to nab the culprit.

Search for Roberts and other accomplices is on.

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