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'Holiday' Heists With Husband: Delhi Woman Caught For Mumbai Train Jewellery Thefts

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Last Updated:May 16, 2025, 07:31 IST

According to the police, Laxmi's husband, Vinod Solanki, was purportedly unaware of her illicit activities.

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Laxmi Vinod Solanki, a nonmigratory of Malkaganj, New Delhi, would usage the guise of a vacation with her hubby to perpetrate these crimes. (Image: Representational)

A 34-year-old was arrested for her alleged engagement successful a bid of pickpocketing and jewellery theft incidents astatine railway stations crossed Mumbai. Police investigations revealed a calculated modus operandi wherever Laxmi Vinod Solanki, a nonmigratory of Malkaganj, New Delhi, would usage the guise of a vacation with her hubby to perpetrate these crimes.

According to the police, Laxmi’s husband, Vinod Solanki, was purportedly unaware of her illicit activities. “Under the pretext of taking him connected holidays to Mumbai, she would enactment with him astatine a edifice successful the metropolis for 3-4 days and perpetrate theft during highest hours connected section trains, earlier fleeing to Delhi," the constabulary said. Vinod, who works for a backstage firm, was “shocked to larn of her caller arrest", they said.

Laxmi Captured Stealing On CCTV

The apprehension followed a ailment filed by Mohanlal Shivlal Rajpurohit, garment trader from Borivali recounting an incidental erstwhile his woman Mamta was boarding a bid to their colony via Vasai Road. Mamta had ₹5 lakh worthy of golden jewellery successful her handbag, including a golden chain, mangalsutra, and golden earrings.

“While boarding the bid astatine Borivali, Laxmi took vantage of the crowd, opened the victim’s bag, stole the jewellery, and escaped. The full incidental was captured successful the station’s CCTV cameras," constabulary officials said. Upon reaching Vasai, Mamta discovered the missing jewellery, starring to the filing of an FIR with the Vasai Road GRP.

The ensuing probe revealed Laxmi’s edifice enactment successful Borivali with her hubby earlier their swift departure to Delhi post-theft. However, a constabulary serviceman elaborate Laxmi’s caller return: “Recently, Laxmi returned to Mumbai and stayed astatine the aforesaid hotel. The edifice unit alerted america immediately. She attempted to bargain again astatine Borivali presumption erstwhile she was caught red-handed by the Bandra Railway Crime Unit."

The serviceman further added, “We informed Laxmi’s husband, and helium claimed helium was unaware of her transgression activities. He told america that she had taken him to Mumbai conscionable for a holiday."

Laxmi Involved In Pickpocketing As Well, Police Says

Laxmi is wanted successful transportation with a July 2024 pickpocketing lawsuit registered with the Borivali GRP. “The Bandra Railway Crime Unit has informed the Borivali GRP, and they volition instrumentality custody of her soon. We person besides recovered stolen golden jewellery from Laxmi, which she had kept astatine her location successful Delhi," the constabulary said.

Laxmi Chose Borivali Because Of Crowd: Police

Police investigations bespeak that Borivali railway presumption was a premier people for Laxmi. “She was alert that respective long-distance trains depart from Borivali, wherever determination is ever a crowd. Laxmi took vantage of the assemblage and managed to bargain valuables from passengers. She revealed that she has stolen from radical aggregate times astatine Borivali railway station," constabulary revealed.

Her strategy progressive utilizing her husband’s beingness arsenic a cover, constabulary stated, adding, “She besides revealed that whenever she would sojourn Mumbai with her husband, they would question to picnic spots and circuit the city. After returning to the hotel, she would marque immoderate excuse to permission her hubby down to perpetrate thefts astatine railway stations."

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