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Interstate Train Parcel Theft Gang Busted, Three Arrested
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News18•09-10-2026, 08:56
Interstate Train Parcel Theft Gang Busted, Three Arrested
- •The Ujjain RPF, Surat RPF Crime Branch, and Mumbai Division team busted an interstate gang stealing parcels from running trains.
- •Gang members posed as railway maintenance employees and used electric cutters to slice open SLR coaches.
- •Mastermind Anil Patel was arrested from Varanasi, while Mohammad Vicky and Mohammad Zahid were caught in Munger, Bihar.
- •Authorities recovered stolen readymade garments worth over Rs 560000 and artificial jewellery worth Rs 1.5 lakh.
- •A search is currently underway to apprehend two other absconding members of the gang.
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The gang members disguised themselves as railway maintenance employees and wore uniforms resembling railway staff. Using an electric cutter, they sliced through the iron sheets and plywood of SLR coaches to loot parcels while the train was running, preventing passengers and railway employees from easily suspecting them.
The case came to light following a complaint regarding the theft of artificial jewellery parcels after the SLR coach of the Ahmedabad-Darbhanga Antyodaya Express was cut open on September 19, 2026.
The RPF conducted raids in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, arresting three members of the gang, including the main mastermind Anil Patel from Varanasi, along with Mohammad Vicky and Mohammad Zahid from Munger, Bihar.
