A 22-year-old youth was robbed of his mobile phone by a miscreant near Barkhedi railway crossing while travelling in train on Sunday; Jehangirabad police station have started investigation. Police said that the victim Vivek Vishwakarma was robbed while he was on his way to Vidisha by train.
The victim border Jhelam Express from Rani Kamlapati station and when the train reached Barkhedi crossing a miscreant snatched his mobile while the victim was talking over mobile phone.
Victim was travelling in a general compartment and he travels daily for work from Vidisha in the night. He works as a security guard in Bhopal. After work he leaves in the morning for home.
Based on the complaint after the preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under section 392 of the IPC and started searching for the accused.
Police suspect that the miscreants would be those of the nearby area and target those passengers travelling in the train talking over the phone. During the further investigation police would search for details of miscreants in the footage of CCTV cameras installed in the area, said police.
The number of mobile robbery and other thefts would be revealed after the accused is arrested and a gang of robbers might be revealed in the further action. The help of GRP and RPF would be taken in the further investigation,said police.