2 Delhi airport employees held for theft
Two employees of the Delhi airport have been arrested for stealing Rs 2,500 from a passenger's bag, police said on Thursday. The accused were identified as Junior Manager Gaurav Kumar (38) and Operator Prakash Chand (59) of the Delhi International Airport Limited's (DIAL) Lost and Found Department, they said.
According to police, Kumar and Chand stole the money from a bag deposited in their office and split it equally.
Roshan Patel, a US citizen and an OCI cardholder, arrived in Delhi on September 11, 2024, and found her bag missing. CCTV footage showed Kumar and Chand handling the bag suspiciously, they said.
The accused later told police that Kumar discovered the money while transferring the bag and convinced Chand to steal it. To cover the crime, they deleted the cash entry from the system and exchanged the money in Connaught Place, police said.
