Overview
- The Special Investigation Team detained GRP SHO Rajesh Kumar Singh after eight hours of questioning and secured his judicial remand in Gaya.
- Rail SP Enamul Haq Mangnoo said evidence indicates involvement of seven people and the case now invokes the Prevention of Corruption Act under DSP Bhaskar Ranjan.
- The four suspended constables named in the probe are Karan Kumar, Abhishek Chaturvedi, Ranjay Kumar, and Anand Mohan.
- Investigators have identified civilians Parvez Alam and former GRP driver Sitaram, with Alam yet to be arrested and searches ongoing for a goldsmith and a vehicle driver.
- The November 21 theft was reported by employee Dhananjay Shashwat after a Howrah–Jodhpur–Bikaner Express journey, and owner Manoj Soni’s escalation helped trigger the SIT inquiry.