Hyderabad, Dec. 25 -- Two individuals were caught by the Secunderabad railway police on Thursday, December 25, and gold ornaments worth Rs 25 lakh were seized from their possession.

The accused have been identified as Kokila Maniraju, 39, a resident of Karnataka and S Dina, 27, from Tamil Nadu.

According to the police, Kokila is a habitual offender and has been to jail in four property offence cases registered in Hyderabad. Dina was addicted to alcohol and cigarettes, and about a month ago, had admitted to Kokila about his bleak financial situation.

After this, Kokila encouraged Dina to join him in thefts. On the night of December 2, both the accused booked train tickets in the AC coach of the Nanded Express.

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