Former Malayalam filmmaker turns to theft on trains, arrested: Police

Last Updated:October 12, 2026, 00:15 IST

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Palakkad(Keralam), Oct 11 (PTI) A former film producer-cum-director has been arrested for stealing expensive phones and laptops from passengers on trains, Railway police said on Sunday.

An officer of Shornur railway police station told reporters that the accused – Kaja Hussain – stole a mobile phone worth Rs 80,000 two days ago from a woman travelling on the Manguluru Central intercity SF express.

Following the incident, Railway police registered a case under Section 305 (theft in a dwelling house, or means of transportation or place of worship) of the BNS and launched an investigation, which led to the arrest of Hussain, the director-producer of the 2024 Malayalam film ‘Kallanmarude Veedu’.

As the movie was a commercial failure, Hussain incurred huge losses and therefore resorted to theft to make money, police said.

The officer said the investigation so far has revealed that Hussain stole two laptops and a mobile phone worth Rs 1 lakh in the Shornur area. He is also accused of stealing two laptops in Kozhikode. PTI HMP ARI

(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – PTI)

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Who is the former Malayalam filmmaker arrested for train thefts?

The arrested individual is Kaja Hussain, a former film director and producer who worked on the 2024 Malayalam movie Kallanmarude Veedu.

What led the former filmmaker to start stealing on trains?

After his film became a commercial failure, Hussain suffered severe financial losses and turned to theft on trains to generate money.

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Police launched an investigation after he stole a mobile phone worth Rs 80,000 from a woman travelling on the Mangaluru Central intercity SF express.

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October 12, 2026, 00:15 IST

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