‘None of the 4 co-passengers in coach tried to stop the mugger’

  • | Tuesday | 28th August, 2018

We saw the CCTV grabs, which shows the accused alighting and falling on the platform which didn’t raise any suspicion among them. THANE: The family of the Friday train mugging victim has now expressed displeasure over the fact that none of the four co-passengers in the coach attempted to stop the mugger or alert the authorities of the incident.Nearly three days after the incident that could have claimed her life, the visibly shaken victim has told her family how no fellow passenger objected when the mugger entered the coach. Such incidents shouldn’t happen on Mumbai locals that are considered safe,” said a relative.The Mumbai government railway police (GRP) that arrested the 20-year-old mugger, who assaulted the teenaged student, are now investigating if he was part of a mobile snatching or fatka gang that operates on the network. The thief saw the mobile in the victim’s hand, charged at her and hit her on the neck before snatching her phone and pushing her towards the door.“There were four other passengers in the coach but they stood mute witnesses to the mishap.

THANE: The family of the Friday train mugging victim has now expressed displeasure over the fact that none of the four co-passengers in the coach attempted to stop the mugger or alert the authorities of the incident.Nearly three days after the incident that could have claimed her life, the visibly shaken victim has told her family how no fellow passenger objected when the mugger entered the coach. The thief saw the mobile in the victim’s hand, charged at her and hit her on the neck before snatching her phone and pushing her towards the door.“There were four other passengers in the coach but they stood mute witnesses to the mishap. We saw the CCTV grabs, which shows the accused alighting and falling on the platform which didn’t raise any suspicion among them. Such incidents shouldn’t happen on Mumbai locals that are considered safe,” said a relative.The Mumbai government railway police (GRP) that arrested the 20-year-old mugger, who assaulted the teenaged student, are now investigating if he was part of a mobile snatching or fatka gang that operates on the network.

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