A 28-year-old youth has been arrested by the crime branch of the Thane Railway police for allegedly robbing the belongings of passengers travelling in mail and express trains of Konkan Railways in Thane and Panvel sections of Maharashtra, the railway police said on Friday.

As per reports, the police has booked the accused Nikhilkumar Narayana KP, a native of Kerala, for allegedly stealing purses, bags and mobile phones of passengers travelling on long-distance trains on Konkan railway,  said the official. The railway police had initiated a investigation into numerous incidents of theft reported on mail and express trains and based on CCTV footage and technical inputs,  the official added.

Stolen items worth Rs 2.01 lakh, mostly mobile phones, were recovered from the accused, he said, adding that further probe is underway to find out if he had been involved in any more thefts.

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