**Mumbai: Man Wanted in Multiple Snatching Cases Arrested After Attack on Mumbai Doctor**
The Kurla Government Railway Police (GRP) have arrested a 42-year-old man wanted in several snatching cases, following his alleged involvement in a June incident that left a Mumbai doctor severely injured. The accused, identified as Mohammad Saif alias Asgar Ali Chowdhury, a Delhi resident, had been absconding for over three months before being traced and detained.
The case dates back to June 4, when Dr. Yogesh Deshmukh, a 50-year-old physician, was travelling with his wife, Dr. Deepali Deshmukh, and their nine-year-old son on the Nanded Express from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus. According to police officials, Saif boarded the same train and targeted the family as they were heading to their native village.
While the train was in motion, Saif allegedly snatched a handbag from Deepali Deshmukh. In the ensuing chaos, she lost her balance and fell from the moving train. Her husband, in an attempt to save her, also toppled out. The fall proved devastating — Yogesh’s left hand was severed from the elbow upon impact with the tracks.
Police revealed that Saif previously worked as a hawker on trains, often selling mobile headphones, but later turned to chain and bag snatching along the Kurla-Panvel route. “CCTV footage confirmed that he is a habitual offender. He had been evading arrest since the incident,” said a senior officer from Kurla GRP, as quoted by Mid-day.
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