A 73-year-old woman's diamond and gold jewellery worth Rs 35.45 lakh was stolen from a moving train near Lonavala in Maharashtra and the railway police has arrested a suspect in connection with the matter, officials said on Monday.

According to the police, an elderly couple was heading to Lonavala to attend a religious event. The woman had kept her handbag -- containing a diamond bracelet, necklace, rings, a gold watch, a gold chain, and Rs 50,000 in cash -- close to her while sleeping. She discovered the bag missing around 7:30 am, shortly before reaching Lonavala on June 20. She immediately called Indian Railways’ helpline number 139.

She told the police that valuables worth Rs 35.45 lakh were stolen while travelling from Indore to Lonavala with her husband.