Thane, May 28 (PTI) An unidentified person allegedly attacked a doctor travelling by a long distance train and fled with his mobile phone valued at ₹1.29 lakh in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Wednesday.
The incident, which occurred near Dativali railway station on April 28, was reported to the Thane Government Railway Police (GRP) on Monday.
According to a GRP official, the 30-year-old doctor was travelling on the Dadar-Hubli Express. As the train neared Dativali, an unidentified person allegedly hit the victim's hand, causing his iPhone to fall.
The attacker then quickly picked up the mobile phone and fled the spot, he said.
A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered under section 304 (snatching) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita against the unidentified culprit, the official said.
The complaint and the FIR did not elaborate on the reason for the delay in reporting the incident.
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