Thief hides in pond for five hours to evade arrest, makes use of lotus stem to breathe, nabbed by RPF | Bhopal Information

BHOPAL/JABALPUR: In a chase that resembled a military-style survival drill, a infamous inter-state thief hid underwater for almost 5 hours utilizing a lotus stem to breathe earlier than being lastly nabbed by the Railway Safety Pressure (RPF) with the assistance of divers.The incident started early morning on April 6 at Sihora railway station below Jabalpur division, when RPF personnel on preventive obligation noticed a suspicious man deboarding Practice No. 11753 round 4.50 am and making an attempt to flee after allegedly trying to steal a lady’s purse contained in the prepare.Sensing hassle, the group chased him, however the accused jumped into a close-by moss-covered pond close to the native market. In a determined bid to evade arrest, he remained submerged for hours, utilizing a hole lotus stem to attract breath.RPF personnel coordinated with native police and known as in divers. After sustained efforts, the accused was traced and pulled out of the pond. Even after being rescued, he tried to flee once more however was overpowered by the group regardless of minor accidents through the scuffle.Initially deceptive investigators about his identification, the accused was later recognized as Harvinder Singh (32), a resident of Bijnor in Uttar Pradesh.Officers mentioned his identification was established after RPF personnel matched his particulars with an outdated Instances of India information report and verified data via ICJS.Officers mentioned Harvinder is a hardcore, inter-state offender concerned in a collection of theft and snatching circumstances concentrating on passengers on trains. He’s accused of working throughout a number of states, together with Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, and has a protracted legal historical past below Sections 379 and 411 IPC.He’s wished in a number of circumstances registered at GRP Bhopal, Itarsi, Ujjain, Igatpuri, Visakhapatnam and different police stations, with a number of standing and absconding warrants pending towards him.Investigators mentioned the accused follows a constant modus operandi—boarding trains with out tickets, figuring out susceptible passengers, notably ladies and aged travellers, and stealing purses, money and valuables earlier than deboarding at intermediate stations to evade seize. He doesn’t carry any identification proof and often adjustments SIM playing cards to keep away from monitoring.A case has been registered below related provisions of the Railway Act at RPF Submit Jabalpur. Intimation has been despatched to a number of GRP models, and warrants towards him have already been confirmed by GRP Igatpuri, Bhopal and Itarsi.The accused can be produced earlier than the Particular Railway Justice of the Peace in Jabalpur for remand. The operation, carried out below “Operation Yatri Suraksha,” was led by IPF Rajiv Kharb together with SI Arvind, constables Vinay Mourya and Ashish Yadav.