Desperate times in the monsoon prompted some railway commuters in Vasai to resort to desperately charged measures. Since the flood-like situation caused by the heavy downpour had left Vasai temporarily without electricity, crafty commuters decided to steal some from the railways on July 10 and 11 to charge their mobile phones — by cutting off power supply to several CCTVs at the railway station.

TURNS out, the commuters had begun stealing electricity from the station on Tuesday. Most of those arrested were locals. They had to come to the station to charge their phones, to reach out to family and friends, because electricity had been cut off in their homes since the last 40 hours.