Kolkata, Feb 23 || The Government Railway Police (GRP) have successfully apprehended a wanted criminal who had been consistently committing thefts on trains while posing as a policeman, according to sources on Monday.
According to the GRP, the miscreant used to steal in the name of searching passengers' bags and other belongings in a police uniform and then escape. However, the accused got into trouble after stealing a doctor's bag, along with his MBBS certificate and other important documents.
Following that, the wanted criminal miscreant, Sanjay Byapari, was arrested by the Naihati GRP officers on Sunday based on CCTV footage. He is originally a resident of Chinaurah in Hooghly district, but of late was staying in the Naihati area of North 24 Parganas district.
Police said that Sanjay is committing the crime in various ways on trains. Sometimes he would steal passengers' bags in the guise of a porter, sometimes a hawker and most of the time as a policeman. He would steal mobile phones and other valuable items from passengers' bags.
According to police sources, recently, Sanjay dressed in khaki clothes, introduced himself as a railway police constable and boarded the Sealdah-bound Balia Express.