THANE: A 26-year-old woman commuter put up a strong fight, on late Saturday, to catch a thief who tried to flee after snatching her mobile phone and mangalsutra at Shahad railway station.
The woman chased the accused and did not allow him to escape even after they both fell down. Looking at the woman’s fearlessness, other passengers also joined in and helped to hand the accused over to the Kalyan GRP personnel who reached the spot in some time.
The victim Priyanka Rajput (26), a Bhiwandi resident, was in Ulhasnagar for work. The Kalyan GRP personnel said that Rajput had reached Shahad station to board a train for Kalyan.An official said that while waiting at platform number 2, the accused Shahrukh Shaikh (24) snatched her mobile phone and mangalsutra, pushed her and tried to flee. But Rajput caught hold of Shaikh and both fell into the drainage line at the station.
Rajput fought and caught hold of Shaikh even after falling, after which other passengers came to her aide and handed him over to the Kalyan GRP.
