Man arrested for robbing passenger on Nellai Express by covering signal to slow train near Kattankulathur
A habitual offender was arrested for robbing a passenger on the Nellai Express by intentionally obscuring a railway signal to force the train to slow down. Police identified the suspect, Kumaresan, through CCTV footage and his history of similar crimes in the Chennai railway network.
Why it matters
This incident highlights a significant security vulnerability in railway infrastructure where manual signal tampering can be exploited to endanger passengers.
The Government Railway Police (GRP) arrested within 24 hours a man for a train robbery in which he allegedly manipulated a railway signal to slow down a moving express train to target a passenger. The stolen gold chain was recovered from the accused.
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