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Prosthetic Leg Features in Delhi Train-Snatching Arrest
Police arrested two young men after a passenger reported that her purse was stolen on a train.
The passenger was 67 years old and was traveling on the Ranikhet Express.
She said the purse was taken shortly before the train reached Sarai Rohilla Railway Station in Delhi.
One suspect was Hassan, who is also called Golu.
Police said Hassan lost his right leg in an earlier alleged snatching incident in 2022.
He later received a prosthetic limb.
Police allege that he returned to snatching.
The second arrested person was Dilshad, also known as Badka.
Delhi Police arrested 22-year-old Hassan alias Golu over an alleged train purse-snatching case.
Police also arrested Hassan’s alleged associate, 20-year-old Dilshad alias Badka.
Hassan lost his right leg after it came under a train during an alleged snatching incident in 2022.
Police said Hassan later used a prosthetic limb and resumed alleged criminal activity.
A 67-year-old passenger reported that her yellow purse was snatched aboard the Ranikhet Express on August 25.
- Who
- Delhi Police arrested Hassan alias Golu, 22, and his alleged associate Dilshad alias Badka, 20; the complainant was Haridesh Sharma, 67.
- What
- Police arrested the two men in connection with the alleged snatching of an elderly woman’s purse aboard a train.
- Where
- The alleged snatching occurred aboard the Ranikhet Express shortly before it reached Sarai Rohilla Railway Station in North Delhi.
- When
- The purse was reported snatched on August 25; the year is not stated.
- Why
- Police said the arrests were made in connection with the reported purse-snatching case; a separate motive was not stated.
Key facts
- Primary suspect
- Hassan alias Golu, 22
- Second arrest
- Dilshad alias Badka, 20
- Complainant
- Haridesh Sharma, 67
- Reported item
- A yellow purse
- Train
- Ranikhet Express
- Reported date
- August 25
- Earlier injury
- Hassan lost his right leg after it came under a train during an alleged snatching incident in 2022
Sources
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