Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Keralam Railway Police Arrest 48 in Train Theft Cases
Railway Police in Keralam arrested 48 people suspected of stealing from train passengers.
The arrests happened during a special investigation lasting about one month.
Police said the suspects stole from people sleeping on trains or platforms and from passengers on crowded trains.
Officers recovered many items worth more than Rs 30 lakh.
These included 54 mobile phones, two laptops, gold ornaments and Rs 90,000 in cash.
Police used cyber and intelligence teams to help find the suspects.
The arrested people were sent to judicial custody.
Police are trying to return the recovered items to their owners and will increase checks at stations and on trains.
Keralam Railway Police arrested 48 people during a month-long special drive targeting train and railway-station thefts.
Police recovered stolen articles valued at more than Rs 30 lakh, including phones, laptops, gold ornaments and cash.
The suspects allegedly targeted sleeping passengers, nighttime platform users and travelers on crowded trains.
Investigators used assistance from the cyber cell and intelligence wing to trace suspects across Keralam and outside the state.
The accused were remanded to judicial custody, while police intensified efforts to identify owners and return recovered items.
- Who
- Keralam Railway Police arrested 48 people accused in train and railway-station theft cases.
- What
- A special drive led to the arrests and recovery of stolen articles valued at more than Rs 30 lakh.
- When
- Over the month before the arrests were announced on September 23; police issued the update on Wednesday.
- Where
- At railway stations and on trains across Keralam, with suspects also arrested outside the state.
- Why
- The investigation followed passenger complaints about thefts, particularly involving sleeping passengers, nighttime platforms and crowded trains.
- Arrests
- 48 people
- Recovery value
- More than Rs 30 lakh
- Mobile phones recovered
- 54
- Laptops recovered
- 2
- Cash recovered
- Rs 90,000
- Investigation support
- Cyber cell and intelligence wing
- Legal status
- The accused were remanded to judicial custody