Overview

• Passenger Rajender Chauhan reported cash missing while traveling between Lajpat Nagar and Majlis Park, prompting an FIR at Nehru Place Metro police station.
• Police apprehended four women near Sarai Kale Khan–Nizamuddin Metro station as they attempted to flee following the alert.
• The suspects were identified as Laxmi alias Jyoti, 40, Sanjana, 22, Sandhya, 20, and Jahnvi, 22, all residents of Shadipur’s Kathputli Colony.
• Interrogation indicated a coordinated tactic that used crowding to distract commuters and steal cash and jewellery before deboarding at the next station during peak hours.
• About Rs 2,000 was recovered from Laxmi, who was arrested and has 13 prior theft cases, while the others were released on bond and booked under relevant BNS sections as verification continues.