Railway police arrest gang robbing passengers on trains
The accused were identified as Siraj M, 26, Joswin Eldow, 18, Ashiq K A, 21, Muhammad Fazal, 18, and Sheffin, 18. The accused used to hit passengers who were near the door or sitting adjacent to windows with a long stick, usually on their arms, so that phones would fall from their hands. The gang is also suspected to be behind the robbery of an iPhone from a passenger aboard Malabar Express near Aluva railway station on Sunday.
In this case, the gang hit the passenger who was sitting on the footboard by the door with a stick when the train was leaving the station. He fell from the train and injured his hand. The passenger, who was headed to Shoranur, fought the gang still. However, the accused overpowered him and stole his phone and earphones. The phone was recovered from a shop where the gang sold it.
Police said the accused were into substance abuse and used the money to procure narcotics.
According to police, they used to target trains bound for north India, hoping that passengers wouldn't complain.
Railway police sources said they copied the modus operandi used by gangs in north India to attack passengers sitting or standing near open doors on slow-moving trains. Although the intention is to strike the hand of the targeted passengers, it could prove fatal as passengers can easily fall.
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