Archive · 15 Aug 2026
Tambaram Railway Police Arrest Two in Diamond Heist Case
A man named Deepak Sanchetti was taking a train from Chennai to Madurai.
He works at a shop that sells diamonds and gold jewellery.
He was carrying a bag full of jewellery worth about 3 crore rupees.
When he woke up in the morning, his bag was gone.
Someone had stolen it while he was in the washroom.
The police found a clue because a smart watch was inside the stolen bag.
The watch helped them figure out where the theft happened.
Police caught two men, one in Siliguri and one in Patna.
The stolen jewels have not been found yet, and police are still looking for two more suspects.
Two members of a North Indian railway theft gang were arrested in connection with a diamond jewellery heist worth around Rs 3 crore on the Ananthapuri Express.
Amarnath Jaiswal, 64, was arrested in Siliguri, West Bengal, while his associate Rajan Kumar was arrested in Patna.
The stolen jewellery has not been recovered; police seized Rs 4 lakh in cash and are searching for two accomplices, Ranjan Kumar and Ashok Kumar.
Investigators tracked the stolen bag using an Apple Smart Watch, which was found lying between Tiruchy and Virudhachalam.
Victim Deepak Sanchetti, a showroom manager from Vepery, was travelling from Chennai to Madurai when the bag was stolen while he was in the washroom.
- Who
- Tambaram Railway Police arrested accused Amarnath Jaiswal and Rajan Kumar; the victim was Deepak Sanchetti, a jewellery showroom manager from Vepery.
- What
- The arrest of two gang members connected to a diamond jewellery heist worth around Rs 3 crore aboard the Ananthapuri Express.
- When
- The theft occurred early on July 24 while the train was between Tiruchy and Virudhachalam; the arrests followed afterwards.
- Where
- The theft happened on the Madurai-to-Chennai Ananthapuri Express; Jaiswal was arrested in Siliguri, West Bengal, and Rajan Kumar in Patna, with both brought to Chennai.
- Why
- The suspects allegedly stole the bag when Sanchetti went to the washroom, then handed the jewellery to Rajan Kumar, who reportedly left with it.
- Stolen jewellery value
- Around Rs 3 crore
- Victim
- Deepak Sanchetti, 47, manager at a diamond and gold jewellery showroom in T Nagar
- Train
- Ananthapuri Express (Madurai–Chennai)
- Theft date
- July 24, early morning
- Arrested accused
- Amarnath Jaiswal (64) and Rajan Kumar
- Cash seized
- Rs 4 lakh
- Accomplices at large
- Ranjan Kumar and Ashok Kumar
- Tracking method
- Apple Smart Watch found between Tiruchy and Virudhachalam