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Crime
Man Caught Stealing Phone Hangs from Moving Train in Bihar
✍️ India Today
🗓 15 Oct 2026, 03:01 AM
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Passengers on a Bihar passenger train restrained a thief attempting to steal a mobile phone, forcing him to cling to the moving carriage.
A passenger train travelling through Bihar was briefly disrupted when a man was observed attempting to steal a mobile phone from a fellow commuter. Other passengers noticed the theft and confronted the suspect, preventing him from escaping with the device.
In the ensuing scuffle the thief lost his footing and clung to the side of the moving carriage, hanging precariously as the train continued its route. Witnesses reported that the man was unable to detach himself and was eventually pulled back onto the platform when the train halted at the next station.
Local police were alerted and arrived shortly after the train stopped. They took the suspect into custody, recovered the stolen phone and confirmed that no injuries were reported among passengers or the detainee. The incident underscores heightened vigilance by commuters in public transport across the state.
In the ensuing scuffle the thief lost his footing and clung to the side of the moving carriage, hanging precariously as the train continued its route. Witnesses reported that the man was unable to detach himself and was eventually pulled back onto the platform when the train halted at the next station.
Local police were alerted and arrived shortly after the train stopped. They took the suspect into custody, recovered the stolen phone and confirmed that no injuries were reported among passengers or the detainee. The incident underscores heightened vigilance by commuters in public transport across the state.