Kasargod, April 28: Thieves took away nearly 34 sovereigns of gold ornaments, worth over Rs.7.2 lakh, and Rs.8,000 in cash from a woman on a train from Mumbai, the Railway police here said.
The theft was noticed early on Friday as Prathima, 36, wife of Sainath Padiyar, along with her son and daughter, was travelling to Kanhangad here on 16345 Lokmanya Tilak terminus-Thiruvananthapuram Netravati Express.
The ornaments were looted from a trolley bag she kept locked under her berth when Ms. Prathima went to sleep around 9.30 p.m. The woman boarded the train from the Lokmanya Tilak terminus at 11.40 a.m. on Thursday.
The incident was noticed when she woke up around 1.30 a.m. to accompany her daughter to the toilet.
While returning to her seat, she noticed that one of her earrings had fallen near the bag. On close examination, the bag was found torn and the box in which the ornaments were kept was found empty.
The worried woman swiftly informed the Train Ticket Examiner (TTE) and later the Railway police at Mangalore Junction of the theft.
Ms. Prathima got down at Kasaragod station and formally lodged a complaint with the Railway police. A case has been registered in connection with the incident.
The Railway Police here said the woman informed them that the TTE had not examined her ticket during the journey.
The recurring robberies point towards the lack of adequate security measures on trains, especially on long-haul trains.
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