Harvinder Singh, a 42-year-old man from Bijnor district, Uttar Pradesh, was arrested in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, after a five-hour standoff during which he hid in a pond to evade capture. Singh attempted to steal a woman's purse from the AC coach of the Rewa-Itwari Express on Monday morning. Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel spotted him, but he managed to escape by jumping off the train and diving into the pond filled with lotus plants and algae. After a lengthy search, he was found alive at around 10:30 am. Initially, Singh provided a false identity, but investigators recognized him from a stored photograph of a wanted thief. He is linked to multiple theft cases, including five in Madhya Pradesh and others in Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. Notably, Singh was involved in a significant theft of ₹70 lakh (approximately $84,000 USD) worth of gold and diamonds on a train in Visakhapatnam in 2018. His modus operandi included targeting AC coaches, hiding in toilets, and frequently changing his SIM card and routes to avoid detection.