New Delhi, March 14 — Two employees of Delhi airport’s Lost and Found Department have been arrested for stealing $2,500 from a passenger’s bag, police said.
The accused, identified as Junior Manager Gaurav Kumar (38) and Operator Prakash Chand (59) of Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), allegedly took the cash from a bag deposited in their office and split it equally.
Roshan Patel, a U.S. citizen and Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholder, arrived in Delhi on September 11, 2024, and reported her bag missing. When she retrieved it from the Lost and Found Department, she discovered the cash missing and filed a complaint, police said.
CCTV footage showed Kumar and Chand handling the bag suspiciously. During questioning, they admitted to the theft—Kumar found the money while transferring the bag and convinced Chand to steal it. To cover their tracks, they deleted the cash entry from the system and exchanged the money in Connaught Place, police added.
