India, Dec. 28 -- The Delhi Police has arrested a 41-year-old man, who, along with other gang members, fled after stealing 10 kg of silver and Rs 3 lakh cash from bus passengers in Karnataka.
The accused, identified as Mohammad Farman, a resident of Amroha in Uttar Pradesh, was an active member of an organised interstate gang involved in thefts and dacoities in moving buses across Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, he said.
According to police, the gang members would pose as passengers or bus staff to identify vulnerable targets by closely observing passenger movement, luggage and security arrangements.
The thefts were usually executed during early morning hours when passengers were asleep, they said, adding that the arrest was made by the De...