The passengers did not let a thief go even after the train started moving. Reportedly, the thief was dragged to the next station. The video of the incident went viral on social media and people have divided opinions.
Thief dangles outside moving Train
Many thieves often try to snatch the belongings of people traveling by bus or train. Keeping in mind the fact, authorities often show sign boards stating that people should remain careful of being robbed at such places. In an incident, a burglar who allegedly attempted to steal a train passenger’s mobile phone was caught and treated brutally.
The incident is from Khagaria Bihar where a man trying to snatch a mobile phone from a train passenger through the window was caught by some passengers who held him by his hands. As a result, the thief was dangling outside the moving train’s window. The passengers did not let him go even after the Samastipur Katihar passenger train started moving.
In the video, the thief who dangerously dangled outside the train pleaded with the passengers not to leave his hand from the moving train. The train passengers took this thief from Sahebpur Kamal station of Begusarai to Khagaria while he hung through the train’s window. Reportedly, the thief was finally let go when the train was close to Khagaria station. However, there is no information regarding whether any police action has been taken in the incident.
Here’s the video:
#WATCH | Khagaria, Bihar: Passengers caught hold of a man, kept him hanging outside from a window of a moving train as he allegedly tried to snatch mobile phones from them (15.09) pic.twitter.com/PY71wN2BmD
— ANI (@ANI) September 15, 2022
After the video went viral, netizens had divided opinions over the treatment given to the thief. Some called it a reward of karma while others regarded it as a heartless punishment.
Twitter Reactions
Bad day for this thief.
He was trying to snatch mobile but caught in the hands of The Family man ?? in Samastipur-Katihar Passenger Train
Later he was handed over to Police#Begusarai #Bihar #ViralVideo pic.twitter.com/myS1CY7tXK— Dhiren Patel (@DhirenP66827872) September 15, 2022
When system fails to deliver justice, people have right to do it themselves
— reetageet (@queenofDuke22) September 16, 2022
That people have the guts to carry out these wild punishments is scary to me
— Constructively Candid (@Candid_JJ) September 15, 2022
I think you have not been in this situation.These people snatch phone/Jewels(while snaching they cut you also) from window when train started moving. By that time victim would have grabbed his hand and train would have speed up. So leaving his hand would be INHUMAN at that point.
— Manoj Mimansak (@manojmimansak) September 16, 2022
May be the thief filed case on those passengers & secular govt arrested them for attrocity ?
— संजय ಸಂಜಯ (@sanjay4kulkarni) September 15, 2022
I guess what must have happened is the passengers out of anger must have caught him and held up his hands while the train left suddenly, they didn’t leave him knowingly the fact that it will kill him if they leave him and that’s the reason they carried him!
— Dr. Akshat pandey (@DrAkshatpandey7) September 16, 2022
I am very sure the judiciary will take strict action & the the guilty will be punished , It will be shown that such actions have consequences. I am very sure that the Passengers will be jailed and the thief will be given a reward . After all sinners to have a future ?
— Muggermuch (@MuggermuchAgain) September 15, 2022
Ye scene yaad agaya achanak se ? Aparichit pic.twitter.com/4LVBpHdGoY
— Ajeet Singh . D (@_ajeet_singh_d) September 15, 2022
This is so gruesome ! Even if he was a petty thief , this wasn’t a way to treat him ! The ones who do belong in jail are the ones holding the poor man’s arms and putting his life at risk !
— The Cheshire Cat (@C90284166) September 16, 2022
Gonna eap what you sow
— Patriot Indian (@Patriot94491889) September 15, 2022
Best for him
— Satyam Kaushal (@Satyam6387) September 15, 2022
Wont justify d act bt is mobile bigger dan someone's lyf?9
— yatin suryawanshi (@yatinsuryawans3) September 15, 2022