Overview

• The Government Railway Police (GRP) and Railway Protection Force (RPF) arrested four individuals, including three transgender persons and a juvenile, in connection with a train robbery in Hyderabad.
• The suspects, who initially sought alms at traffic junctions and on trains, escalated to extorting and robbing lone passengers aboard the Tata Nagar Express.
• On May 12, the gang boarded the train at Secunderabad, robbed a youth of Rs 10,000 at Moula Ali station, and fled near Jangaon after dividing the stolen money.
• Law enforcement tracked and arrested the gang when they returned to Secunderabad railway station on May 20, recovering the stolen cash.
• The case highlights evolving criminal tactics on Indian railways and the vulnerability of solo travelers in general train coaches.