New Delhi: The Delhi Police arrested a 40-year-old man for allegedly stealing valuables from co-passengers on flights. According to the police, the accused, named Rajesh Kapoor, boarded over 200 flights and travelled for a minimum of 110 days up to now yr to steal inflight.
The Deputy Commissioner of Police (IGI), Usha Rangnani, knowledgeable a press convention on the IGI airport that he was arrested in Paharganj, the place he saved the stolen jewelry. She added that police had arrested one other ally of Kapoor, Sharad Jain (46), to whom he was planning to promote the stolen gadgets.
After two separate circumstances have been reported from two separate flights within the final three months, the authorities fashioned a probe workforce to analyze the matter, DCP advised the press convention.
Targeted Elders, Vulnerable Passengers
Of all 11 circumstances he was concerned in 5 have been on the airport. As per a report by PTI, the thief used to focus on aged passengers based mostly on their tendency to maintain their valuables of their purses. He would goal susceptible passengers on home flights, significantly Air India and Vistara.
He used the chaos amid boarding a flight to his benefit and would secretly snoop by the overhead cabin on the flights.
After setting the goal on a person he used to change the seat from the airline, to seat near his prey. Sometimes, he rigorously timed his operation with the distractions, thus making him profitable in theft.
As per the report by PTI, the police officer stated that Kapoor is known as in 11 theft circumstances together with playing and legal breach of belief.
To keep away from being detected additional, he employed a technique, he used to purchase tickets within the identify of his late brother, aiming to hide his identification from each airways and regulation enforcement authorities.
