Overview
- Government Railway Police and Railway Protection Force detained the suspects around 8 a.m. near Gate 2 of Secunderabad Railway Station.
- The accused are identified as Kokila Maniraju alias Raju Selvam, 39, of Bengaluru, and S. Dina, 27, of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.
- Officers recovered roughly 210 grams of gold ornaments valued at about ₹25 lakh, which they say were stolen from train passengers.
- Investigators say the duo booked AC coach tickets on December 2, opened bag zips of sleeping passengers on the Nanded Express, shifted coaches, and got off at Charlapalli to avoid detection.
- Police describe Kokila as a repeat property offender previously jailed in Hyderabad cases and say Dina joined him about a month ago, with inquiries continuing into wider links.