This story is from December 10, 2014

Train robberies: South Korean loses camera, cash

In yet another case of a train robbery, the fifth such case in the last 10 days, a South Korean national was allegedly robbed of his bag containing cash and a camera on the Chalukya Express near Pune railway station around 1.30am on Monday.
Train robberies: South Korean loses camera, cash
PUNE: In yet another case of a train robbery, the fifth such case in the last 10 days, a South Korean national was allegedly robbed of his bag containing cash and a camera on the Chalukya Express near Pune railway station around 1.30am on Monday.
Minsolee registered a complaint against an unidentified man with the government railway police (GRP), Pune the same day.
Inspector Abhay Parmar of GRP, Pune said Minsolee was on his way to Hospet in Karnataka and had boarded the general compartment of the train at Dadar railway station and had fallen asleep.
He woke up when the train reached Pune station and realized that his bag was missing.
Parmar said the bag contained a camera worth Rs 3.10 lakhs and Rs 8,000 cash.
Minsolee, in his complaint, stated that he suspected the involvement of an unidentified man, who he said was possibly from Nepal and had approached him as a tourist guide in Jodhpur.
"During questioning, Minsolee said that he met this man again at Dadar station on Sunday night. They boarded the train together and Minsolee went to sleep on the lower berth while this man occupied the top berth. The guide has gone missing after the incident," Parmar said.
Sub-inspector Shamshuddin Shaikh, who is investigating the case, said the South Korean national has given them a photograph of the guide.
"We have recorded his complaint under section 379 (theft) of the Indian Penal Code," Shaikh added.
Between September 17 and December 8, as many as 21 passengers travelling in various trains have been robbed of cash, ornaments and valuables, together worth Rs 28,74,700 lakh.
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Asseem Shaikh

Asseem Shaikh is a special correspondent at The Times of India, Pune. He holds a PG degree in Journalism and Communication and Human Rights, and has been a journalist for about 20 years now. He covers the crime and legal beats with special focus on ‘syndicated’ crime, cyber crime, terrorism, custodial deaths, fake encounters and human rights violations. Has made good use of the Right to Information Act for journalistic purposes. He loves to travel.

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