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UP Man Arrested for Thane Local Train Gold Theft

Police used CCTV to trace the suspect to Bijnor.

Overview

  • GRP said Furkan Sukhe Ansari, 45, was arrested in Bijnor in a midnight raid on April 4 with help from local police.
  • A woman had reported that gold ornaments worth Rs 4.50 lakh were stolen on a Thane local train.
  • Officers scanned CCTV across multiple railway stations and at the Panvel state transport bus stand to track his movements.
  • Footage from Badkhal showed a man in a cap later identified as Ansari, and a tip about his visits to a Bijnor market guided the raid location.
  • Police recovered the stolen ornaments and said three accomplices have been identified, with a search now underway.