Three women arrested for pick-pocketing at Metro station

Three women  were arrested for pick-pocketing at the Yamuna Bank Metro station on Sunday.

According to the police, the incident took place on November 11 at the Rajiv Chowk Metro Station. The three women had allegedly stolen a woman’s purse, which contained cash, foreign notes amounting to Rs 1 lakh, an ATM card and some of the victim’s documents. The Metro police recovered the cash and documents from the three women’s possession.

The police said the complainant, Gurvinder Kaur, alleged that her purse, containing Rs 2,500 and foreign currency worth Rs 1 lakh and other important documents, was stolen. The police scanned the CCTV cameras and arrested the three women who have been identified as Imla (60), Laxmi (30) and Rita Rani (30). Police said Imla and Laxmi have a history of carrying out theft at the Kashmere Gate Metro station, said a senior police official.