The Bandra police have arrested a 32-year-old man involved in more than 25 mobile theft cases on Mumbai local trains. The accused, identified as Shabbir Amirjan Shaikh, is a resident of Nalasopara who sings and begs on trains. Shaikh’s modus operandi involved entering trains while singing songs and begging, and stealing phones in the crushing crowd during the peak hours of 6 pm to 8 pm.

Shaikh is a wanted accused in more than 25 cases registered across railway police stations including Wadala, Dadar, Vasai, Borivli, Kurla, Andheri 
and Bandra.