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Suspect in Konkan Railway property theft arrested

19-February-2015

19th Feb, 2015

Recently on two occasions, there had been cases of theft of Elastic Rail Clips (ERC), Liners, Joggle fish plates and C-Clamps from railway track in Konkan Railway jurisdiction. Both the incidents occurred in a period of a fortnight in the month of January, 2015 between Adavali and Vilavade stations in Ratnagiri region. A total of 210 ERC, 139 Liners, 2 Joggle fish plates, and 2 C-Clamps were stolen.

An offence was registered regarding the theft by the City Police of Lanja vide crime no. 02/2015, U/S 379 IPC on 06.01.2015 and vide crime no. 06/2015, U/S 379 IPC on 20.01.2015. In the connection of the said theft, Lanja police arrested one suspect on 11.02.2015, named Madan Shankar Wadkar, aged 55 yrs., resident of Ratnagiri, in Crime No. 02/2015 U/S 379 IPC with a recovery of part of the stolen railway property. The accused was produced before the Hon’ble Judicial Magistrate First Class, Lanja and on the request by Lanja police, Hon’ble Court has granted 04 days Police Custody. The case is under investigation with City Police Lanja.

The local populace of the area is appealed to alert Konkan Railway officials on RPF Control No. 9004470730 in case they notice any person indulging in such criminal activities.



(Chief Public Relations Officer)

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