<p>A 22-year-old transgender was arrested by the Government Railway Police (GRP) for allegedly robbing women commuters traveling in Mumbai local trains by threatening them with a toy gun and a knife, an official said on Tuesday.</p>
<p>The accused Praful alias Sania Panchal used to target passengers travelling in women's coaches.</p>
<p>Panchal was nabbed from Khar in Mumbai after analyzing footage of CCTV cameras at platforms of the Borivali railway station, the official said.</p>
<p>Panchal had robbed a woman commuter in a Virar-bound local train last week and threatened her with a toy gun, the official said.</p>
<p>Panchal is a habitual offender who had robbed a woman at knifepoint in the past, he added.</p>
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Accused Sania Panchal was nabbed from Khar in Mumbai after analyzing footage of CCTV cameras at platforms of the Borivali railway station

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