Rs 14.38 lakh worth of gold recovered from this woman who was stealing jewellery from Mumbai local train passengers; how police caught her

The Government Railway Police (GRP) have arrested a 36-year-old woman accused of stealing gold jewellery from female passengers travelling on Mumbai's suburban local trains. Police have recovered gold ornaments worth Rs 14.38 lakh in connection with two theft cases, officials said on Thursday. The accused, identified as Yashoda Shankar Harijan, is a resident of Mankhurd in Mumbai. She was arrested on October 23 near the Mankhurd-Ghatkopar freeway entry road following intelligence inputs and an analysis of CCTV footage, according to a GRP release.

Mumbai local train theft case: How police tracked down the accused

The investigation began after a woman passenger reported the theft of her gold jewellery while travelling on a suburban local train. A case was registered at the Karjat railway police station on October 21.

During the investigation, railway police examined CCTV footage and identified a suspect. The information gathered from the footage, along with existing police records, helped investigators establish the identity of the accused and trace her whereabouts.


The GRP's Kalyan unit subsequently apprehended Harijan on October 23.

GRP cracks two jewellery theft cases, recovers gold worth Rs 14.38 lakh

During questioning, the accused allegedly provided information that helped the police solve not only the Karjat railway police station case but also another theft case registered at the Kalyan railway police station.

The railway police recovered gold ornaments valued at more than Rs 14.38 lakh from the accused, officials said.

The recovery is linked to the two cases investigated by the railway police.