The Mumbai Railway Claims Tribunal has granted a compensation of Rs 8 lakh to the family of a 22-year-old woman who tragically lost her life after being run over by a train while pursuing a thief.

The victim, Prajakta Gupte, an IT professional, was travelling in a suburban train on July 30, 2015, when the unfortunate incident occurred. On her way home to Kalyan in Thane district, a thief standing near the railway tracks snatched her mobile phone and purse. Determined to recover her belongings, Gupte jumped off the moving train and chased the culprit but was fatally struck by an oncoming train from the opposite direction.