Mumbai: A group of 10 robbers infiltrated the Mumbai-Patna LTT Patliputra train 12141, at Kalyan on Tuesday, at around 12.40 am. After robbing 5 passengers of their cash and valuables worth Rs 29,000 in a general bogey, the robbers, whose faces were partially covered with hand-towels and some armed with knives, got off at Khardi as the train slowed near a crossing.
The Government Railway Police, (GRP), have begun a search for these robbers based on the physical features of five of the ten robbers, received from the robbed passengers, and are examining CCTV footages procured from Kalyan railway station. 19-year-old Sakinaka resident, Mohammad Abdul Salam. was one of the five victims of robbery.
Special teams have been formed to identify and arrest the robbers. Sources informed that the robbers might have a criminal background. A senior official of GRP, said, “The complainant informed us that there were total 10 boys but he gave description of only five, so as of now we have registered the FIR against these five and are searching form them through CCTV. We will be able to draw a conclusion on the total no. of robbers and their previous crime record, only after their arrest.”
Sources said that, Mr Salam, (19), was travelling to Patliputra from Lokmanya Tilak terminus to perform the last rites after his father’s demise. Mr Salam boarded the train around 11.35 pm, on Monday.
Mr Salam, in his police statement, informed the officials that, almost ten boys boarded the train from Kalyan and started creating ruckus inside. These boys were allegedly looting money from the passengers at knifepoint. Salaam also stated that, as many as five boys threatened him at knifepoint. The unidentified robbers had allegedly snatched Rs 8,000 (four notes of Rs 2,000), and one Samsung galaxy phone worth Rs 8,000 from him, informed the officials.According to a senior GRP official, Rs 4,000 were snatched from one Uma Shankar Shah, Rs 1000 from one Nemat Mokin Khan, Rs 5000 from one Asibul Rehman and Rs 2,500 from Mohammad Maskin Niyahujjidin.
Train robbery
Accused Age
1 20 year
2 22 year
3 23 year
4 19 year
5 24 year
