An autorickshaw driver was arrested from the New Delhi railway station area for allegedly stealing a passenger's bag containing foreign currency, police said today.
The accused, Imtiaz Mia, was arrested yesterday, they said.
On February 19, he had stolen the bag belonging to Ajam Kamal Sheikh, who works in Indonesia but had come here for some visa-related work, the police said.
He boarded Mia's three-wheeler but while de-boarding the vehicle, he forgot his bag behind. The accused then fled with the bag containing USD 3,881 and 5.76 Lac Indonesian Rupiah, some Malaysian Ringgit and a cell phone, the police said.
A case was registered. Subsequently, the accused was arrested yesterday, the police added.
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