“Mumbai: Mohammed Owais who stole bathroom fittings worth Rs 1.22 lakhs from CSMT railway station caught red handed”, Opindia, February 8, 2024:
“On Thursday, February 8, the Central Railway authorities informed that they had apprehended Mohammed Owais who had been stealing bathroom fixtures from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) since Saturday. He was caught red-handed at 1 am on Wednesday.
The accused has stolen bathroom fittings worth Rs 1.22 lakhs from toilets and bathrooms in running rooms and public toilets including the recently opened AC toilet at CSMT station between February 5 and 6.
Additionally, the scrap dealers who bought the fittings from the accused have also been detained.
Dr Swapnil Nila, the Central Railway (CR) Chief Public Relations Officer said, “We caught the thief while he was stealing from the local line. He couldn’t enter the AC toilet as it was locked, so he entered the old toilet where he was seen stealing fittings….”
