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Former Malayalam Filmmaker Arrested for Committing Thefts on Trains
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News18•12-10-2026, 00:15
Former Malayalam Filmmaker Arrested for Committing Thefts on Trains
- •A former Malayalam film producer and director, Kaja Hussain, was arrested by Railway police for stealing expensive phones and laptops from train passengers.
- •The arrest followed a complaint about the theft of a mobile phone worth Rs 80,000 from a woman on the Manguluru Central intercity SF express.
- •Police revealed that Hussain turned to crime after incurring massive financial losses from the commercial failure of his 2024 film Kallanmarude Veedu.
- •The investigation has linked him to multiple thefts, including two laptops and a phone worth Rs 1 lakh in Shornur and two additional laptops in Kozhikode.
Key Questions Answered
The arrested individual is Kaja Hussain, a former film director and producer who worked on the 2024 Malayalam movie Kallanmarude Veedu.
After his film became a commercial failure, Hussain suffered severe financial losses and turned to theft on trains to generate money.
Police launched an investigation after he stole a mobile phone worth Rs 80,000 from a woman travelling on the Mangaluru Central intercity SF express.
