The Bandra Railway Crime Unit has arrested Laxmi Vinod Solanki, 34, for allegedly pickpocketing and stealing jewellery at railway stations in Mumbai. Police said, Laxmi’s husband, Vinod Solanki, was unaware of her crimes. Under the pretext of taking him on holidays to Mumbai, she would stay with him at a hotel in the city for 3-4 days and commit theft during peak hours on local trains, before fleeing to Delhi. Laxmi is a resident of Malkaganj, New Delhi. Two years ago, she married Vinod, who works with a private firm. Before their marriage, Laxmi had been arrested by the GRP in Vadodara, Gujarat, in a pickpocketing case, but was later released. Her husband was reportedly shocked to learn of her recent arrest. 

The police said the complainant, Mohanlal Shivlal Rajpurohit, 49, is a garment trader and resident of Borivli. Around 1 pm on April 29, Mohanlal went to drop off his wife Mamta and son Prayansh at Borivli railway station, as they were travelling to their village by express train from Vasai Road railway station. Mamta had kept jewellery worth R5 lakh, including a gold chain, mangalsutra, and gold earrings in her handbag.