Archive · 13 Dec 2025
Central Railway RPF Solves Theft Case in 3 Days
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Central Railway did a great job solving a theft case very quickly.
A lady's purse with gold worth Rs.
3,00,000 was stolen on a train near Jalgaon.
The RPF team, using smart technology and good detective work, caught the main thief, Mahesh Lingayat, in just three days.
He also admitted to another theft from almost nine months ago.
Two more people were caught later.
The RPF and GRP worked together really well to solve these cases.
They remind passengers to take care of their belongings and call 139 if they need help.
The RPF of Central Railway solved a theft case involving a stolen purse with gold ornaments worth Rs. 3,00,000 within three days.
The theft occurred on Train no 12167-LTT-Banaras Express near Jalgaon on 20.09.2025.
The main accused, Mahesh Lingayat, was arrested on 23.09.2025 and confessed to another theft from December 2024.
Two additional accused, Rajkumar Vishwakarma and Manoj Jadhav, were subsequently arrested with the help of the GRP.
The RPF and GRP demonstrated excellent detective skills, intelligence analysis, and use of surveillance technology in solving the cases.
- Who
- Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Central Railway
- What
- Solved a theft case involving a stolen purse with gold ornaments
- When
- Theft reported on 20.09.2025, case solved on 23.09.2025
- Where
- Near Jalgaon, on Train no 12167-LTT-Banaras Express
- Why
- To recover stolen items and bring the accused to justice
- Train Involved
- 12167-LTT-Banaras Express
- Date of Theft
- 20.09.2025
- Location of Theft
- Near Jalgaon
- Value of Stolen Items
- Rs. 3,00,000/-
- Main Accused
- Mahesh Lingayat
- Date of Arrest
- 23.09.2025
- Additional Accused
- Rajkumar Vishwakarma, Manoj Jadhav
- Section Under Which Charged
- Section 305(C) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Samhita