Railway Protection Force team of Delhi Division, Northern Railway arrested three notorious criminals within three days who stabbed and injured a passenger while attempting to snatch his mobile phone in a moving train and handed them over to G.R.P.

On 03.08.2026, a passenger travelling with his family from Delhi Sarai Rohilla to Jammu Tawi Station o­n Seat No. 39 of Coach A-2 of Train No. 22401 was attacked with a knife and injured while attempting to snatch his mobile phone when the train was passing through Daya Basti at slow speed. The criminals who committed this crime were arrested within three days.

On receiving the complaint, keeping in view the seriousness of the matter, a joint team was constituted by the Railway Protection Force team of Delhi Division in coordination with G.R.P. The team contacted the complainant's brother and obtained complete information about the incident. Thereafter, the team checked all the cameras in and around the area, but no suspicious person was seen in any camera. Information about the incident was then shared with informers, who revealed that three boys namely Manoj alias Nepali, Haseen, and Gulfaran alias Dabbu were currently active in the area, who used to commit such crimes by brandishing knives.

On 06.08.2026, acting o­n specific information received from an informer, the team apprehended the three accused involved in the said incident at around 23:30 hours near Rampura Fatak. The information was conveyed to G.R.P., Delhi Sarai Rohilla, and o­n arrival of G.R.P., Delhi Sarai Rohilla staff at the spot, the accused were handed over to them. The identity of the three accused is as follows - Manoj alias Nepali S/o Rambahadur, Age approx. 24 years, R/o Jhuggi No. 1, Tulsi Nagar Nala Inderlok, Delhi,- Gulfaran alias Dabbu S/o Mohammad Mubarak, Age approx. 22 years, R/o Jhuggi No. 88/62, Amar Park Zakhira, Delhi, - Mohammad Haseen S/o Mohammad Manzoor, Age approx. 16 years,R/o Jhuggi No. 362, Below Zakhira Flyover, Zakhira, Daya Basti.

During interrogation, all three voluntarily confessed o­ne by o­ne. Manoj alias Nepali disclosed that o­n 03.08.2026, after about 9:30 PM, he along with his associates Gulfaran alias Dabbu and Mohammad Haseen, after consuming drugs, were standing o­n the railway track beyond Rampura Fatak Ganda Nala with the intention of committing a crime. At around 10:40 PM, a train was going towards Rampura Fatak from Daya Basti. The door of o­ne coach of the train was open and a person was standing near the door. Meanwhile, he along with his associates Gulfaran alias Dabbu and Mohammad Haseen boarded the moving train and started snatching the mobile phone of that person. When the person caught hold of Gulfaran alias Dabbu, Mohammad Haseen caught the person from behind and Manoj stabbed the person three to four times in the abdomen. Meanwhile, Gulfaran alias Dabbu snatched his mobile phone and handed it over to Mohammad Haseen, and all three jumped off the moving train and started fleeing. During that time, the person started shouting loudly and a Railway Protection Force staff o­n duty nearby saw them and chased them, who already recognised them. The three took advantage of the darkness and escaped through the bushes. Thereafter, they sold the snatched mobile phone to a person near Pul Mithai for ₹2,000 and spent the money o­n drugs.

During interrogation, Manoj alias Nepali also confessed to other crimes, as follows:

· About three days ago, snatched a Redmi mobile phone of a person sitting in a stationary train between Patel Nagar and Daya Basti.

· About 26-27 days ago, snatched a Samsung mobile phone of a person from a train going from Patel Nagar to Shakurbasti.

· About o­ne month and 15 days ago, stole a POCO company mobile phone of a person standing to catch a train near Shakurbasti Railway Station.

Mohammad Haseen confessed to other crimes, as follows:

· About 5 months ago, he along with his other associates Lala alias Praveen and others stabbed a person at Lawrence Road Keshav Puram.

· About 6 days ago, snatched a mobile phone of a person from a moving train before Shakurbasti Station.

· About 7 days ago, stole a o­nePlus mobile phone from a moving train near Shakurbasti Railway Station.

· About 11-12 days ago, snatched an iPhone from a moving train near Daya Basti Railway Station.

Gulfaran alias Dabbu confessed to other crimes, as follows:

· About 1 month ago, between 6:00 to 6:30 AM, stole two mobile phones (OnePlus, Xiaomi Redmi) from a train, which he sold to a passerby in Daya Basti for ₹2,000 and spent the money o­n drugs.

· About 10-11 days ago, around 1:00 PM, stole a mobile phone at Daya Basti Station, which he sold to a passerby for ₹500 and spent the money o­n drugs.

· About 8-9 days ago, between 4:00 to 4:30 AM, snatched a Samsung mobile phone from a moving train in Daya Basti, which he sold to a passerby for ₹1,800 and spent the money.

On their instance, the knife used in the crime was recovered from the bushes near Ganda Nala Rampura Fatak. The three accused are habitual offenders of a notorious nature who board stationary/moving trains near Railway Station Daya Basti, Rampura Fatak, Shakurbasti, Patel Nagar, Zakhira Bridge and target passengers as per opportunity to stealthily or forcibly by brandishing knives snatch their belongings, bags, purses, cash and other valuables, and then deboard. They sell the stolen goods to fulfil their drug addiction and other vices.

G.R.P. arrested the above three accused and registered F.I.R. No. 25/2026 under Sections 309(6), 309(4)/311, 3(5) BNS dated 07.08.2026. The accused will be produced before the Hon'ble Magistrate in time and police remand will be sought for the unravelling of other cases.

The Railway Protection Force team has done an extremely commendable job by apprehending these three notorious criminals, which will certainly lead to a reduction in incidents of Theft of Passenger Belongings (TOPB) in the Delhi area.