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Suresh D

Train Passengers Selfie Helped Maharashtra Police Solve A Murder Mystery


A murder case was solved with a selfie taken by a mystery train passenger. A thief tried to steal a mobile from a man traveling in a train in Kalyan, Maharashtra. At the same time, he was caught in the selfie video of the passenger and arrested under the murder case. While Zahid Zaidi was taking a selfie video in the train, a thief tried to steal his mobile. Zahid was immediately alerted and the thief ran away. This entire scene was recorded in a selfie video. This video which went viral came to the attention of the Kalyan Railway Police and arrested the accused. After examining his mobile phone, the real reason behind the recent suspicious death came to light. The accused has been identified as Jadhav of Thane. After switching the mobile with him, it was concluded that it belonged to Prabhas Bhange from Pune. Prabhas, a bank employee, had come from Pune to his home in Kalyan for Holi. Later on March 25, Prabhas fell off a train at Vithalwadi railway station while returning to Pune at midnight. At first it was thought to be a suspicious death.. Jadav stole Prabhas's mobile. Prabhas died after falling from the moving train while trying to grab the phone back, police said. After all, a selfie caught the accused in the murder case to the police.

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