BIHAR, India (Kashmir English): A mobile phone snatcher was seen hanging from a moving train window after passengers held his hand during an alleged snatching attempt.
The incident occurred at Shivnarayanpur railway station in India’s Bihar state, with the incident later leading to his arrest.
It all happened on October 12 at a Bhagalpur district railway station. A video circulating on social media shows the alleged snatcher struggling to keep pace with the moving train while hanging outside a coach.
According to details, the suspect allegedly attempted to snatch a mobile phone from a passenger sitting near an open window of the train as it was departing the station.
Passengers held his hand from inside the window, leaving him hanging outside the moving coach as the train gathered speed.
The footage shows the man struggling alongside the train while other passengers on the platform look on. As the train approached the end of the platform, he eventually fell to the ground.
Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel immediately reached the scene and began arranging medical assistance for the fallen man. However, the suspect reportedly got up and fled before he could be taken to hospital.
Suspect arrested after video goes viral
Following the video went viral on social media, railway authorities launched an investigation to identify the suspect.
A joint team of the RPF and the Crime Intelligence Branch, Malda, arrested 41-year-old Mahesh Das, a resident of Ghogha Bazaar, at Ghogha railway station on October 14.
According to RPF officials, the suspect was identified during the investigation and subsequently handed over to the Government Railway Police in Bhagalpur for further legal action.
