The Government Railway Police (GRP) arrested two persons for allegedly robbing a 22-year-old lady commuter at knifepoint on Monday evening. The two accused are identified as Rahim Shaikh (34) alias Guddu and Omprakash Dixit (32).
The lady, a Bhayander resident, functions in a production division for the film market was going to meet her bother in Kandivali on Monday evening. Around 11.45 pm she boarded a slow train from platform quantity two in Borivali. As quickly as she boarded the train, Dixit who was following her entered the compartment and attempted to rob her at knifepoint. When she screamed for assistance, Shaikh who was sleeping on the coach pretended to assistance her. He slapped Dixit and scared him away, he then assured that lady that she was his sister and not to worry.
However as the traIn began, he known as Dixit inside the train and robbed her gold chain and mobile telephone at knifepoint. The two also molested the lady stated police. As the train reached Kandivali station each the accused attempted to escape, Shaikh escaped with her gold chain and mobile telephone even though Dixit was apprehended by the cops as the lady screamed for assistance.
Based on her complaint an offense of robbery (392), molestation (354), assault, or use of criminal force to a lady with intent to disrobe (354B) was registered at Borivali GRP. “To trace the other accused formed several teams, he was later held while lurking near Kandivali railway station, ” stated Bhaskar Pawar, senior inspector of Borivali GRO.
According to the police, Shaikh had a preceding case of robbery, each the accused had been developed just before the court which remanded them to police custody.