​Train mugging case: Cops grill 28 men but culprit at large

MUMBAI: A day after an American national was mugged on a running Western Railway local, Government Railway Police (GRP) rounded up 28 suspects for interrogation but failed to make any breakthrough. The police also released an identity sketch that has "90% resemblance" to the culprit (see pic inset). A massive combing operation has been launched in slum colonies next to stations as cops suspect the accused could be a drug addict staying there.

The victim, Michelle Marks, works with an NGO and is in India on a five-year visa. She has been living in Goregaon with her brother and four other co-workers from the NGO since 16 months. Around 4.30 pm on Sunday, the accused slashed her with a blade inside a first-class compartment when she refused to part with her iPhone worth Rs 30,000.

CCTVs at Marine Lines station, where the accused boarded, and Charni Road, where he got off, have drawn a blank. "The spots were not covered by cameras. We cannot deny the possibility that he may have known that these are blind spots. The modus operandi used by him, especially concealing a blade in his fingernails, is reminiscent of that used by pickpockets," said an official.

The GRP showed photos of habitual mobile thieves to the victim but she replied that none matched her attacker. CCTV footage will now be shown to her. "The victim is in shock and we won't be calling her to the police station. Our staff will visit her home to make inquiries." Meanwhile, Marks' family has brought the incident to the notice of the American consulate. GRP, too, sent a report to the consulate.

Four teams of the railway crime branch and two from Churchgate GRP have been put on the job. Crime branch help has also been sought. "The stolen iPhone has been switched off so we haven't been able to trace it. The sketch has been circulated at all railway police stations and will be pasted at all public places. We have also alerted vendors and boot polishwalas," said ACP Pradeep Bijwe. The incident took place in just three minutes.

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