SURAT: A 28-year-old
businessman of Valsad died after falling from a
moving train near
Surat railway station when some
robbers from near the track hit on his hand to loot his mobile phone. The man got cut into two pieces and died on the spot between Surat and Udhna railway stations.
The deceased was identified as Mohommad Anas Mirza, a Congress leader from Valsad district. He was going to Ahmedabad and had boarded Lokshakti Express from Valsad. He was travelling in general coach and standing near the door. He was checking his mobile phone when an unidentified person hit a stick on his hand at around 12:40 midnight near Surat railway station. Mirza lost grip on his phone and while trying to catch it, he fell off the train on ground.
He slipped under the train and got cut into pieces. The robbers had struck again at the same location after a short break. In the recent past several incidents of robberies using similar modus operandi have been reported. Many people had lost their lives while several suffered serious injuries.
“It is an unfortunate incident. We have kept a permanent point to stop such incidents near the spot of crime but had to move the cops for bandobast duty in Bharuch. Hence there was no round the clock police presence. The robbers took advantage of this and targeted the victim. Police teams are working to detect the crime. The robbers will be arrested soon,” said Sharad Singhal, superintendent of police, GRP.
