Mumbai Crime: Delivery man pockets 2.7 kg silver brick, cash; fakes theft case

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The Railway's Crime Branch team arrested a delivery man for allegedly faking a theft a few days after he complained that his backpack had been cut open in a train and valuables worth Rs 3.7 lakh were missing.

Police officials said accused Amarsingh Rajput had joined hands with a friend, Kalusingh Rajput, and the duo pocketed a silver brick and currency notes. Both the accused have been arrested.

According to a report in Times of India, on February 27, Rajput's employer asked him to deliver a 2.7 kg silver brick and Rs 20,000 to an address in Charni Road. In order to deliver the good, Rajput took a Churchgate fast local from Bhayander.

In his complaint to the Churchgate GRP, he claimed the theft took place around 3.15 pm just before the train reached Charni Road. The Government Railway Police's crime branch conducted a parallel investigation into the case.

"There were some holes in Amarsingh's statement. We had never heard of someone's backpack being cut open from beneath and nothing other than the valuables being extracted in a train that was not too crowded. On checking his phone records, we learnt he had been in frequent touch with Kalusingh that day," senior inspector Shailendra Dhiwar said.

The police also found that the valuables were worth Rs 1.7 lakh collectively. However, Rajput's employer, who was clueless about his employee's involvement in the crime, asked him to up the value to Rs 3.7 lakh in the complaint in order to get a higher insurance claim.

During interrogation, Amarsingh confessed to having committed the crime. The police managed to recover the valuables and cash.