Six women held for stealing $8300 from Canadian citizen at Delhi Metro

While alighting at Rajiv Chowk metro station, a Canadian citizen found that a black purse containing USD 8,300, his passport and other documents was missing.

Six women have been arrested for allegedly stealing a Canadian citizen’s purse containing US dollars worth Rs 5.30 lakh and passport, police said on Wednesday.

The Canadian citizen was travelling from Karol Bagh to Rajiv Chowk metro station. (HSaumya Khandelwal/HT File Photo)

T Sukuraman, a Canadian citizen, took the metro from Karol Bagh and deboarded at Rajiv Chowk on May 8, they said.

While alighting he found that a black purse containing USD 8,300, his passport and other documents was missing, they added.

He filed a police complaint and police scanned the CCTV footage from the cameras.

Within 24 hours, they arrested six women from Ghazipur for their alleged involvement in the theft.