Actress falls prey to Fatka gang; loses phone near Kalyan station

The accused has now been arrested
Thane: In yet another incident of phone snatching, the

Kalyan Government Railway Police

(

GRP

) has arrested a member of the infamous

fatka gang

, after he stole the mobile phone of a woman between

Ambivli

and Kalyan railway stations.

The incident happened on June 4 when the victim Anjita Adhikari, who identifies herself as an actress, was travelling to Mumbai via the

Patna Express

. According to a senior police official, she was standing near the door of the train and using her phone while it neared the Kalyan station.

However, as soon as the train slowed down between Ambivli and Kalyan stations, the accused hit her hand, due to which she lost her balance and her phone fell. The thief then picked up the phone and fled from the scene before Anjita even realised what had happened.

She then registered a complaint about the incident with the

Kalyan GRP

, post which a police team got into action and traced the thief down to a slum in Ambivli.

"The accused has been identified as Raju Kengar, an active member of a 'fatka' gang. He already has seven cases registered against his name, and this was his eighth offence. The court has remanded him in judicial custody for two days," the police official said.

He added that along with Anjita's mobile phone, several other expensive phones were also recovered from Kengar.

A few days ago, in a similar incident of phone theft, a woman fell off a running local train between Kalwa and Mumbra stations and died while she attempted to nab the robber.