Bus helper arrested for stealing $1,600 from Iranian woman’s purse
The Delhi police have arrested a bus helper accused of stealing $1,600 (nearly ₹1.43 lakh) from the purse of an Iranian woman who left it in an inter-State bus while deboarding, an officer said on Sunday.
The accused, Monish, 26, is a resident of Jahangirpuri, north Delhi. The stolen money has been recovered from his possession, the police said.
On December 15, Dr. Ali Akbar Shah, a Delhi University professor, complained to police that his Iranian guest, Fareshteh Sayanjali, who was coming to Delhi from Uttarakhand, received a call from a bus operator that she had left her purse behind.
“However, when the purse was handed back to her, she discovered that the cash kept inside was missing,” the officer said.
A case was registered at the Kashmere Gate police station. The driver and the bus conductor told the police that the purse was found by the bus helper.
When questioned, Mr. Monish confessed to stealing the money, police said.
