Overview
- Kanika Devrani says an unauthorized man entered her 2AC coach at New Jalpaiguri Junction, sprayed an incapacitating substance and stole her iPhone.
- She alleges that calls claiming to be from an RPF official attempted to obtain her phone password after the theft.
- Initial attempts to enlist help from West Bengal Police and railway staff were delayed until she posted a detailed video of the incident.
- After tracking her phone’s last location to a school in Malda, Devrani filed a formal FIR to document the case.
- Railway Seva confirmed that the matter has been escalated to concerned officials and a preliminary inquiry into passenger safety is under way.