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Mumbai railway cops bust gang of dacoits

Kalyan railway police on Sunday busted a gang of seven dacoits. They posed as passengers and looted valuables from passengers traveling in the Howrah-bound Jnyaneshwari Express.

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Kalyan railway police on Sunday busted a gang of seven dacoits. They posed as passengers and looted valuables from passengers traveling in the Howrah-bound Jnyaneshwari Express between Kalyan and Vashind stations. According to the police, the arrested have been identified as Hussain Khan, 24, Firoz Sheikh, 21, Abdulla Ghoshi, 21, Hasrat Sheikh,19, Ashok Shele, 20, Zulfikar Ansari, 22, and Yunus Ansari, 25.  

“The railway police recovered seven mobiles and cash worth Rs26,000 from them,” said senior police inspector AR Jagtap of Kalyan railway police station. He added that the accused have been remanded in police custody till July 14 by the Kalyan railway court. 

A manhunt has been launched to nab three more people, including gang leader Chand Sheikh, who are still at large, said the police. 

The incident took place in the wee hours of July 4. The Jnyaneshwari Express left LTT at 4.15am and reached Kalyan at 4.50am. Ten persons boarded the unreserved compartment of the train at Kalyan. When the train left the station, they locked the doors of the coach from inside, whipped out knives and threatened the passengers. They then forcibly took away cash, ornaments and mobile phones from them. 

Some alert passengers pulled the emergency chain and the train halted outside Vashind station. Taking advantages of darkness, all the dacoits jumped out and escaped. Later, the railway police with the help of Shahapur police nabbed three of them. Their arrest helped the police to nab four more in Mumbai, said sub-inspector SN Pednekar of Kalyan railway police station.

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