A screengrab of the moment the thief extends his hand to steal the phone.
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- The thief was hanging from the bridge waiting for theft from the passengers
- Katihar Railway SP said that police is already deployed in that area.
- Railway officials call them the “Jhapta Gang”.
The Katihar-Barauni rail route still remains a tough challenge for the Railway Police. In a shocking video, a man was seen stealing a phone from a moving train. In the video that went viral, a man was seen sitting on the side of a train as he was crossing a bridge and his phone went off before he could even blink. Yes, gone… Stolen.
When the video is paused, a man can be seen hanging from the steel foundation of the bridge, only to steal items from passengers sitting near the train gates. This is not the first instance of such a crime. Railway officials call them the “Jhapta gang”.
Victim Mohammad Sameer is a resident of Ram Para area of Katihar Nagar police station area. He had also lodged a complaint regarding the incident that happened on June 4, when Sameer was returning from Patna to Katihar by Intercity Express.
Speaking about the incident, Katihar Railway SP Dr Sanjay Bharti said, “Police is already deployed in that area. Their modus operandi is that if someone was talking, they beat him with sticks, dropped his mobile and took it again. Many people have gone to jail in such cases. More people are being identified in this matter and full action will be taken. Once we are able to curb theft at all costs, only then will we be able to understand that our efforts have been successful.
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