Railway officials are at their wits’ end with robbers have been systematically targeting taps, jet sprays, cocks and faucets from public and staff toilets for the past three days. The cost of the theft so far is Rs 1.22 lakh. The railways have now filed an official complaint with the police, raised monitoring and keeping tabs on public amenities.

“It started on Saturday with theft in the running room toilets. The running room is where train drivers and guards come for rest and break. In this, eight bib cocks, nine stop cocks, and jet sprays were stolen. On Monday, three pillar cocks were stolen from the ladies toilet and another from the gents toilet and also the new AC toilet,” an official said.