Sahar police arrested Sharffuddin C (40) from a hotel in Masjid on Oct 27, three days after booking him for allegedly stealing a bag worth Rs 2.5 lakh at Mumbai International Airport.
CCTV footage showed him picking up the bag from a conveyor belt and tampering with its seal, police said. Investigators tracked him through the mobile number he submitted while booking a cab with a tourist operator at the airport.
Mumbai: Sahar police arrested Sharffuddin C (40) from a hotel in Masjid on Oct 27, three days after booking him for allegedly stealing a bag worth Rs 2.5 lakh at Mumbai International Airport. The complainant, the businessman’s wife, approached the Sahar police after a Mumbai woman filed a complaint at Sahar Police Station on Oct 23 after going through the CCTV at the airport and failing to locate the bag. In the FIR, the 44-year-old homemaker from Pali Hill said: “I had travelled with my husband, son and daughter from Madrid to Mumbai via Dubai after a holiday in Spain.
CCTV footage showed him picking up the bag from a conveyor belt and tampering with its seal, police said. Investigators tracked him through the mobile number he submitted while booking a cab with a tourist operator at the airport.
The family flew from Madrid on Oct 16 and took a connecting flight from Dubai, reaching Mumbai at 9.14 am on Oct 17 after a delay. ” She said the flight app messages showed all six bags had been checked in at Madrid and loaded for the Dubai-Mumbai flight. The family sought information from the airliner between Oct 17 and Oct 23. “Sharffuddin, a graduate from Kerala’s Kasargod district employed by an oil company in the UAE, had arrived in Mumbai on Oct 24 and was due to fly to the UAE on Oct 28 to resume work.
The bag, belonging to a Bandra-based businessman’s family returning from Madrid and a cruise, contained a woman’s jacket, hairdryer, perfume and medals won during the cruise. After viewing CCTV footage, she said she confirmed an unknown person had stolen the bag.
He denied intending to steal the bag,” said a Sahar police officer. The bag contained women’s jackets, a hairdryer, a small bag, perfume, cruise medals, clothes, footwear and toiletries which were recovered from Sharffuddin,” said the officer. However, only five arrived at baggage belt number six in Mumbai. A black Tourister bag was missing, prompting the family to submit written information at the airline help desk. “The airline advised the complainant to lodge a legal complaint.