A 38-year-old graphic and animation designer, who was returning to the city from Mumbai by train, was allegedly assaulted and robbed by five unidentified persons on Friday. The incident took place inside the Mumbai-Kolhapur Sahyadri Express near Pimpri railway station after Ratnakar Kokil caught a thief while he was trying to pick Kokil’s pocket.

Bruised and battered: Ratnakar Kokil shows the injuries he sustained during the attack. Pic/Sachin Thakare