Passengers grab thief's arm through moving train window, leave him dangling outside

A group of passengers caught a suspected thief trying to escape by grabbing his arm through a train window. With the train still moving, they held on, leaving him dangling outside as it sped along.Passengers grab thief's arm through moving train window, leave him dangling outside (Photos: @Sharmaji2772/X)New Delhi,Nov 7, 2026 16:17 ISTA group of passengers aboard a moving train in Delhi caught a suspected thief by his hand after he allegedly tried to snatch something through a window. The passengers held on to him as the train continued moving, keeping him restrained until they reached the next station.X user Sharma Ji reshared a video of the incident on his account, showing the tense moments after the passengers caught the man attempting the theft.The roughly 94-second clip showed several men gathered around a window and berth area inside the train. One passenger had managed to grab the suspect's hand as it reached through the window, while others joined in to help hold him back.The man was left partially outside the opening, with the passengers gripping his arm and hand to prevent him from escaping. The struggle continued as the train moved, with several passengers holding on to the suspect. Amid the commotion, one of them was heard saying, "Look, we managed to catch a thief right here at a station in Delhi."As mentioned in the caption accompanying the video, the man had tried to rob passengers seated near the window of the moving train. It further claimed that the passengers held him until the train reached the next station. Watch the video here:He was trying to rob people sitting at window seat in moving train. But he doesn’t know that it will be a nightmare for him. People grab his hand and he was hanged till next station. May be he teaches a good lesson that day. https://t.co/D1i8h83Sp6— Sharma ji (@Sharmaji2772) November 7, 2026The footage prompted sharply divided reactions. While some viewers approved of the passengers' quick response and felt such attempts at theft needed to be dealt with firmly, others cautioned against taking the law into one's own hands.Several also hoped the man had been handed over to the police at the next station rather than being subjected to further punishment by the passengers.- Ends