Alleged mobile hijacker caught by passengers being dragged along a running train in Bihar’s Bhagalpur

A screenshot from the video of the incident. Credits: Special arrangements

A cellphone hijacker in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district was caught by passengers when he allegedly tried to snatch a passenger’s cellphone from a moving train.

Passengers caught the young man trying to snatch a mobile phone through the window of the main carriage of a moving train and dragging it alongside the train for some distance. He eventually fell and was injured when his grip slipped at the end of the platform. Passengers at the station also witnessed the incident.

Alleged mobile hijacker caught by passengers being dragged along a running train in Bihar’s Bhagalpur

Alleged mobile hijacker caught by passengers, dragged along running train in Bihar’s Bhagalpur | Video Credit: The Hindu

He was apprehended by a Railway Protection Force (RPF) team after the incident. A fifty-second video of the entire episode also went viral on social media. The incident took place at Shivnarayanpur station in Bhagalpur district under Eastern Railway Zone (ERZ)

The RPF subsequently took him into custody; however, the identity of the youths involved and other details have not been released.

Speaking to The Hindu, the Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of Eastern Railway said that the video was old and could not give more details.

Published – 13 Oct 2026 22:08 IST