According to the police, the accused used a duplicate key to open the locker, as there was no sign of force applied to break it. An officer said, "The stolen money was the amount collected on September 21. We have registered an offence against unknown accused under sections 454, 457 and 380 of IPC. Footages of CCTV cameras on the station premises are being checked."

Police sources said that staffers at the booking counter worked in three shifts and on Monday, six workers —Sajit Nair, Ratish Jha, Harishchandra, Zamman Meena, Pankaj Singh and cashier Sameer Taharabadkar — who were on the second shift had continued on the third one as well.

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A police officer said, "The locker is in the ticket booking office and nobody is allowed in the area without the cashier's permission. The cashier has major responsibility as he monitors the cash till it's deposited in the bank account."

Cops suspect that the thief knew about the cash and somehow managed to get the keys to the locker so that he could make a duplicate one. "We have not ruled out any possibility till the accused is traced," the police said.

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