Delhi man took over 200 flights to steal jewellery and cash worth crores from co-passengers; arrested
The man booked flights under his dead brother's name to steal from passengers and then passed the valuables to a jeweller in Delhi, said the IGI police.
The police team at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in Delhi on Monday arrested a jewel thief, who had been involved in a spree of thefts since 2005 initially operated on trains before targeting fliers.
According to the police, the modus operandi of Rajesh Kapoor, 40, involved targeting elderly women passengers carrying handbags, mostly during the boarding process. By assuming the identity of his deceased brother, Rishi Kapoor, he managed to travel unnoticed, frequently changing seats to remain close to his unsuspecting victims, said police sources.
The arrest came after a series of thefts were reported on Air India flights, including incidents involving two passengers flying to the US whose jewellery worth Rs 7 lakh and Rs 20 lakh, respectively, were stolen during their journeys. While Sudharani Pathuri’s jewellery was stolen on her flight from Hyderabad to Delhi, Varinderjeet Singh’s valuables were stolen on his transit flight from Amritsar to the Capital.
The investigation involved a thorough analysis of CCTV footage from Hyderabad, Delhi and Amritsar airports. Kapoor’s presence on both flights raised the police’s suspicions. When the authorities tracked down his number from the airlines, they discovered it was a fake number, registered under someone else’s name. After the police mounted a technical analysis to find his original phone number, his call record details (CDRs) revealed he lived in Paharganj and switched on his device for a limited period every day.
Kapoor’s photograph was then circulated and a team conducted searches in the area, leading the police to his doorstep at Ricky Deluxe Guest House, which he owns. He was subsequently arrested and his confession led to the recovery of a significant amount of stolen property, including gold and silver jewellery, along with other valuables, said the police.
That's what happens if you watch catch me if you can too many times
I wonder how one can pass off as his dead brother, So much for airport security 
That's why deaths need to be registered properly
That just proves flights have just become flying buses. .....Why do I hear mostly Air India's name whenever I hear anything negative news on or about flights.
That's what happens if you watch catch me if you can too many times
I wonder how one can pass off as his dead brother, So much for airport security
That's why deaths need to be registered properly