Thiruvananthapuram: Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Govt Railway Police (GRP) on Sunday arrested a 30-year-old Assam man for allegedly stealing two mobile phones from passengers travelling on the Amritha Express.The arrested person is Asadul Islam, a native of Nagaon.The incident occurred around 4.30amon Oct 29 near Kazhakkoottam railway station. The two phones, worth around Rs 48,500, belonged to a 21-year-old woman from Idukki and her friend, who were travelling in the general compartment from Aluva to Thiruvananthapuram.Following her complaint, GRP, Thiruvananthapuram, registered a case and launched an investigation. A joint team of the RPF crime intelligence branch and GRP examined CCTV footage from Aluva railway station and identified the suspect. He was subsequently traced and arrested from the railway station premises.During interrogation, the accused reportedly admitted to stealing the phones and selling them to another person.He was handed over to GRP, Thiruvananthapuram.
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