A 53-year-old woman lost her balance and fell of a moving train after a thief snatched her gold mangalsutra early Sunday. The woman, Suvarna Mahadik, who was travelling with her husband in the Tutari Express, that plys from Vaibhavadi to Dadar, and was standing near the door when the incident happened, The Times of India reported.

A commuter who saw Mahadik falling on to the tracks and screaming for help, alerted other passengers after which her husband pulled the chains of the train and informed the Panvel Railway Police force (RPF).