Mumbai: A 32-year-old man was arrested by Wadala Government Railway Police (GRP) in connection with robbing and assaulting a revenue officer at Dockyard Road station recently. His associate is wanted.The arrested accused, Altamash Khan, has a criminal history with prior offences of robbery registered against him. Police recovered the stolen Rs 1,200 from him. Police said he threw away the revenue officer’s driving licence, which was also stolen.The incident took place on July 16, around 2.10pm, when the 28-year-old revenue officer, who works with the district collector’s office at CSMT, boarded a CSMT-bound local from Cotton Green station’s platform no. 2. The train reached Dockyard Road station in 10 minutes and two men entered the general compartment that the complainant was seated in. As soon as the train started, the duo snatched the complainant’s wallet and driving licence and alighted.The complainant immediately followed them out of the train and a scuffle ensued between him and the robbers. The two accused assaulted him and threatened him before they fled.The complainant later told the police that the accused were about 5.3-5.4ft tall and were wearing blue shirts.The incident sparked concerns about commuter safety at railway stations and whether security agencies like the Government Railway Police and Railway Protection Force are doing enough.A few weeks ago, a viral video clip captured a man thrashing a woman on the railway tracks at Dadar station. They later turned out to be a married couple and were having a dispute. Last week, another video went viral capturing two transgender persons beating up a male commuter on a Western Railway local following a dispute over asking money.Last month, a 21-year-old passenger, Mayank Lohar, was allegedly stabbed to death by a co-traveller, Roshan Suvarna, over an argument about keeping the compartment door closed amid rain. In a similar incident, in January, college lecturer Alok Kumar Singh was allegedly murdered by a co-traveller, Omkar Shinde, over a trivial argument about alighting at the station.
