A man has been arrested in Uttar Pradesh for a gold theft on a Thane local train, highlighting the effectiveness of CCTV surveillance and police investigation in solving crimes.
A 45-year-old man has been arrested from Uttar Pradesh after he allegedly stole gold ornaments worth Rs 4.50 lakh from a woman passenger on a local train in Thane, a GRP official said on Monday.
Police scanned CCTV footage across several railway stations and the Panvel ST bus stand.
"The breakthrough came when a man wearing a cap, later identified as Furkan Sukhe Ansari, was spotted in CCTV footage at Badkhal," the official stated.
The complainant subsequently identified Ansari as the person who had sat next to her in the local train compartment.
Following a tip-off that the suspect frequented a market in Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, to buy cattle feed, a police team was dispatched to the state.
With the assistance of local police, a midnight raid was conducted at Raza Colony in Bijnor, leading to Ansari's arrest on April 4, police said, adding that stolen gold ornaments have been recovered.
His three accomplices have been identified, and a search is on to nab them.