When the Bengaluru Railway Police were probing the theft of the laptop bag of a passenger who was travelling from Udupi to Bengaluru recently, little did they know that it would lead them to an employee of the Railways.
The special team of Railway Police arrested a 33-year-old assistant loco pilot working at the Sakleshpur railway station in Hassan and seized valuables worth ₹3.3 lakh that he had allegedly stolen from passengers. Pudi Swaraj, a native of Andhra Pradesh, was caught in Sakleshpur last week with a trolley bag containing laptops, gold valuables, and phones. Upon being questioned about the contents, he did not have an answer. On investigating, the police learnt that it was a stolen bag.
“During questioning, Pudi Swaraj told police about other valuables, including laptops, smartphones, and gold valuables, totally worth ₹3.3 lakh,” said Soumyalatha S.K., Superintendent of Police (Railways).
