Woman, lover held with stolen cash, jewellery

A married woman and her lover, allegedly eloped after stealing cash and jewellery worth ₹14 lakh from her husband, were arrested from a compartment of Kumbh Express at Laksar railway junction on Saturday

Published on: Jun 12, 2021, 21:59:32 IST

By Avinash Kumar, PATNA

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A married woman and her lover, allegedly eloped after stealing cash and jewellery worth ₹14 lakh from her husband, were arrested from a compartment of Kumbh Express at Laksar railway junction on Saturday.

SHO of GRP (Laksar) Subhash Chandra said that they were nabbed from the AC compartment of the train following an input provided by the Saharsa police on Friday, while they were en-route to Haridwar from Patna Junction. The accused, identified as Poornima and her lover Rupesh Ravidas, were booked by her husband at the Saharsa police station on charges of theft. Police recovered cash and jewellery worth ₹13 lakh from them.

They were brought back to Bihar after the arrest. “Both are currently with Saharsa police. Police will question them to get details about the theft,” said Saharsa SP Lipi Singh.

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Avinash Kumar
Avinash, a senior correspondent, reports on crime, railways, defence and social sector, with specialisation in police, home department and other investigation agencies.

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