BENGALURU: Twenty-one-year-old Kushal Singh dreamt of striking it big by disposing of the stolen jewelry after getting off the train at his native

. However, he was in for a shock when Bengaluru cops 'welcomed' him at the railway station and arrested him. While Singh took three days by train to reach

, the cops took the flight and landed there before he arrived.

Singh, a native of

in Rajasthan, joined work as helper in businessman Mehak V Piragal's residence located in Basavangudi in the city. He was suggested by one Piragal’s family friend and started working on October 27. After telling him to guard the house the family went to their garment shop in Chickpet around 7:30 pm to perform pooja on the occasion of Diwali. When they returned around 9 pm they were in for a shock as the house was ransacked and gold ornaments were missing from the wardrobe.

They found Kushal Singh not to be at residence. Immediately, Mehak informed police who swung into action. After going through his Call Details Record (CDR), police found that he was traveling and further probe suggested that he had taken a train to Ajmer. Soon, the police took a flight and reached Jaipur and travelled to Ajmer. Three days after the incident, Kushal reached Ajmer and as soon as he landed in the railway station, he was shocked to see police standing in front of him. The police, after taking him into custody, flew him back to Bengaluru.

The police sources said that with swift action, he did not even get time to sell or pledge gold ornaments which he had stolen from Mehak's house. This was his first visit to Bengaluru and he does not have any criminal record. He wanted to make quick bucks and lead a happy life but chose the wrong path. The gold he had stolen was in the bag that he was carrying and wanted to sell it off in his hometown, the police added.