Almost a year after a woman was murdered on a train between Borivli and Dadar, a robber assaulted an elderly woman and looted gold and cash worth Rs 1.20 lakh from her on the same route last week. The incident, which started off at the Borivli station where the accused got into the Gujarat-Mumbai passenger train the victim was travelling in, went on till the robber got off between Dadar and Matunga with the valuables.

However, the cops have not yet been able to arrest the accused, who is absconding. Requesting anonymity, an officer said, "After all the passengers in the compartment got off at Borivli, the accused took advantage of the situation and boarded the train. Soon after he closed all the doors and windows of the compartment." According to the woman's statement, the accused first tried to rob her of her valuables but when she resisted, he assaulted her. Later when the train slowed down between Dadar and Matunga, he got off.