Six miscreants involved in the Rati Tripathi robbery case in a speeding train from lalitpur (Uttar Pradesh) were successfully nabbed by the Madhya Pradesh railway police.
While talking to media persons here on Friday, Additional Director General of Police (Railway) Mathlisharan Gupt said the main accused was railway gangman who formed a gang to commit robberies and thefts in trains. He said that the Government Railway Police (GRP) traced the main accused twice in Omkareshwar and Tikamgarh but he managed to flee.
The GRP was constantly maintaining strict vigil on him, by tracking his mobile phone location and on December 31 when a team reached Tikamgarh, the operation was stalled due to dense fog and during which the miscreant managed to flee. late on Thursday night, different teams raided villages and nabbed the six accused involved in the crime.
The accused have been identified as Chandan Singh (50), Chotelal Gadariya (45), Gulab Singh Pal (65), Jahaar Singh (32), Onkaar alias Bhajju Singh (20) and Devi Singh lodhi (37). Chandan Singh of Didora village lalitpur was the main accused who formed his gang during his tenure with railways. All the accused hold criminal record and have been booked earlier for robbery and dacoity in the past.
Notably, on November19, 2014 when the victim Rati Tripathi who works in Delhi was on her way to Ujjain was thrown out of the Malwa Express train after she resisted to the miscreants who tried to snatch her bag near Karonda railway station. later, she was rushed to hospital and her condition improved after long period in coma but still she is not able to respond properly. The doctors have claimed that she would recover.