Heist at Delhi Airport: Employees Arrested for Theft

Two employees from Delhi airport's Lost and Found department were arrested for stealing $2,500 from a passenger's bag. The suspects, Gaurav Kumar and Prakash Chand, both associated with Delhi International Airport Limited, split the stolen cash after removing it from a recovered bag. They deleted cash records to cover their tracks.

Authorities have detained two employees from the Delhi airport after they allegedly stole USD 2,500 from a passenger's bag, according to police reports released on Thursday.

The suspects, identified as Junior Manager Gaurav Kumar, 38, and Operator Prakash Chand, 59, worked at the Lost and Found Department of Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL).

The theft was uncovered after a US citizen, Roshan Patel, who had misplaced her bag, retrieved it but discovered the cash missing, prompting a police investigation. Surveillance footage captured Kumar and Chand as they schemed to pocket the money, leading to their arrest.

(With inputs from agencies.)