NEW DELHI: A member of a gang who used to rob train passengers was arrested and Rs 8.5 lakh in cash was recovered, police said on Sunday.
Sagar, a resident of outer Delhi's Sultanpuri, was arrested by the Railway unit of
Delhi Police on Saturday. The matter came to light after a passenger, Jaibir Sharma, lodged a complaint saying he was robed of Rs 3.5 lakh cash, gold and diamond jewellery when his train was near New Delhi railway station.
Sharma said he was travelling from New Jalpaiguri to New Delhi on November 20 to attend a wedding in Haryana when the incident occurred. During interrogation, Sagar disclosed that he formed a gang with Ramesh and Vinod, both vagabonds at the
New Delhi Railway Station, and targeted slow moving trains, the DCP said.