New Delhi, March 6 A 22-year-old man was killed by a train on Friday evening while he was pursuing a thief who had allegedly stolen his mobile phone at a railway station in northeast Delhi, police said.
The incident was reported at the Old Delhi Railway Station (ODRS) police station around 4:55 pm after the Railway Protection Force (RPF) control room informed that a person had been run over by a train at Platform 3 of the Shahdara railway station, they said.
A police team reached the spot and units from the crime and forensic science laboratory (FSL) were called to examine the scene, an officer said.
The deceased was identified as Rohit Kumar (22), a resident of Baghpat district in Uttar Pradesh.
Preliminary investigation revealed that Kumar's mobile phone was allegedly snatched on Platform 3. While chasing the thief, he failed to notice the 15035 Delhi-Kathgodam Express and came in front of the train, and was run over, police said.
The body was taken to Aruna Asaf Ali Hospital in Delhi for preparation of the medico-legal case (MLC) and preservation, the officer said.
Police said that CCTV footage from the railway station is being examined to identify the alleged thief, and efforts are being made to apprehend the suspect.
A case of snatching has been registered in connection with this, and further proceedings are underway, they added.