The incident took place in Bihar’s Begusarai on the Patna-Katihar Intercity Express. The victim, Mohammad Sameer, was sitting with a friend near the compartment door and making a video of the river passing by when his phone was snatch by a man perched on the bridge.
A video of a man snatching a phone from a moving train has grabbed eyeballs across the internet. The astonishing reflexes of the man, who stole the phone while perched on to a pillar of a bridge, has led to users even dubbing him as a desi ‘Spider-Man’.
The incident took place in Bihar’s Begusarai on the Patna-Katihar Intercity Express. The victim, Mohammad Sameer, was sitting with a friend near the compartment door and making a video of the river passing by. Suddenly, they see a man perched on the bridge. He makes an attempt to snatch the phone and succeeds.
In the blink of an eye, the man successfully accomplishes the theft and leaves the people staring in shock. As the train speeds away, the youths realise that the phone has been stolen. None of the passengers could do anything about the thief as the train moved away.
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The video was shared by Utkarsh Singh. According to the caption of the tweet, such incidents have increased in the state. The video has garnered a variety of reactions on social media. Some users talked about similar incidents that they had faced earlier.
Many complained that officials hardly listen to complaints about such incidents.
Some wondered where the mobile snatchers were selling the phones.
Some even joked that the man was a worthy opponent for Hrithik Roshan’s character in Dhoom 2.
According to India TV, Sameer has filed a complaint about the incident. Katihar Railway SP Dr Sanjay Bharti gave a statement about the case and promised action against the culprits. According to Bharti, such incidents by phone-snatching gangs are on the rise. Their modus operandi is to scope out a person talking on his mobile, beat him and then snatch his phone. “More people are being identified in this matter, and full action will be taken. Once we are able to curb theft at all costs, only then we will understand that our efforts have been fruitful,” he added.
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