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Mumbai: Lost limbs on tracks, now robs commuters on trains
Updated On: 19 June, 2024 06:53 AM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah Khan
Rly cops say that of all the cases they solve in a month, at least 30 per cent are with the help of facial recognition cameras
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Accused Usman Yousuf Shaikh in police custody
A thief specialising in stealing mobile phones from sleeping passengers on trains and platforms has been arrested with the help of the Railway’s face recognition system. The accused, who is disabled, lost a hand and a leg about 15 years ago in a train accident. Taking advantage of his disability, the accused would gain people’s sympathy and sit near them. While they were talking or dozing off, he would steal their valuables, especially mobile phones.
The complainant, 42-year-old Raju Vasant Jadhav, a resident of Nalasopara who works in Goregaon, was waiting for a train at Goregaon station on May 18. He fell asleep with his phone in hand, and when he woke up, his Oppo mobile phone, worth around R4,000, was missing. He reported the theft to the railway police. Upon reviewing CCTV footage, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP) identified the accused stealing the phone.
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