Mumbai: Kurla Govt Railway Police Arrest Serial Snatcher Who Maimed Doctor In June Train Incident

Mumbai: The Kurla Government Railway Police (GRP) have arrested a man wanted in several snatching cases for his alleged involvement in a June incident that left a Mumbai doctor maimed.

About The Case

The accused, Mohammad Saif, also known as Asgar Ali Chowdhury, 37, a resident of Delhi, had been absconding for over three months before being traced and apprehended. Police said Chowdhury visits Mumbai during the rainy season to snatch ornaments and bags. Around 33 cases have been registered against him across city police stations, particularly at Kurla, Panvel, and Thane railway stations.

In July, he allegedly committed a similar offence in Kozhikode, Kerala, where he was arrested. The Kurla GRP took custody of him from Kerala police on September 18, and he is now in judicial custody. The case that brought him under the scanner dates back to June 4, when Dr Yogesh Deshmukh, a 50-year-old physician, was travelling with his wife, Dr Deepali Deshmukh, and their son on the Nanded Express from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus.

Chowdhury allegedly snatched a handbag from Deepali, causing her to lose balance and fall from the train. Yogesh, in an attempt to save her, also toppled out. The fall proved devastating, and his left hand was severed at the elbow on the tracks. Dr Deshmukh has not yet recovered from the shock, and his clinic remains closed. He feels as if he has lost one of his hands. Efforts are underway for a hand transplant, though doctors say it will take time.

Chowdhury, married with four children in Delhi, does not have a regular source of income and survives on stolen money and ornaments. He previously worked as a hawker on trains, selling mobile headphones, before turning to chain and bag snatching. CCTV footage has confirmed his involvement in multiple cases, police said.

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