A woman was injured after she jumped from a moving train to catch a thief who stole her mobile phone from a train compartment in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, police said on Friday.
According to police the woman, a nurse at Canning sub-district hospital, left for home by train after finishing her hospital duty on Thursday evening. While on board the Canning-Sealdah train near Matla Halt station, a thief snatched her mobile phone from the moving train compartment and escaped by jumping. The woman also jumped from the moving train to catch the thief but hurt herself at Matla Halt station.
The GRP rushed to the spot after receiving information and the woman was rescued and taken to Canning Sub-Divisional Hospital for treatment. The GRP and RPF have started an investigation into the incident.
"The incident happened last evening. She has been discharged from hospital. No arrests have been made yet. We are taking steps to recover the mobile," said a GRP Sonarpur officer.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Featured Video Of The Day
Telangana Thriller: Neta Vs Abhineta
Ex Cab Driver Turns Snatcher To Fund Partner's Dream Vacation: Delhi Cops Woman Falls Off Moving Train, Saved By Alert Cop In Maharashtra On Camera, Snatchers Drag Woman 150 Metres On Scooty In Delhi Congress Leader Files Complaint Against Allu Arjun Over Scene In 'Pushpa 2' Trump Says US Ownership Of Greenland Absolutely Necessary, Nation Responds Bengaluru Techie Loses Rs 11.8 Crore After "Digital Arrest" Over 1,000 Vehicles Stuck Amid Heavy Snowfall In Himachal's Manali Kilauea Volcano Erupts Again, Spews Columns Of Lava Above Hawaii Ex-US President Bill Clinton In Hospital For Fever, Remains In "Good Spirits" Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.