India News | Three Women Held for Theft in Delhi Metro; Stolen Jewellery Worth Rs 4 Lakh Recovered

New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI) Delhi Police has arrested three woman accused of stealing gold jewellery worth Rs 4 lakh from a metro commuter, an official on Wednesday said.

The incident occurred around 4:20 pm on March 30 when the complainant along with his mother, grandmother and a friend was deboarding a Yellow Line train at Rajiv Chowk Metro Station.

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The theft came to light when an e-FIR was registered on April 1.

A team was immediately formed and the officers closely examined the CCTV footage from multiple metro stations which revealed that three women boarded the train at Karol Bagh Metro Station and stood close to the complainant and his family.

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Further scrutiny of onboard footage helped confirm the suspects identity.

The officers conducted a raid in Faridpuri on April 8 and arrested the trio.

The accused have been identified as Indukala (50), Nita (35) and Suman (20) -- all residents of jhuggis in Faridpuri.

The police recovered the stolen jewellery from their possession.

While Indukala was found to have no previous criminal involvement, Nita and Suman were both found to be history-sheeter.

Nita has three prior theft cases, including incidents at Kartavya Path and Yamuna Depot Metro stations, registered against her.

Suman has five previous theft cases, including multiple FIRs registered at Yamuna Depot and Rajiv Chowk metro stations.

All three women have been remanded to judicial custody and further investigation is on to determine their possible involvement in other similar thefts across the metro network, police said.

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