Milk tempo driver Anil Jagdale rushed the injured doctor couple in his vehicle within 15 minutes

MUMBAI: A 50-year-old Ayurvedic doctor lost a part of his arm after he and his wife fell on railway tracks, near Kanjurmarg, during a robbery on a long-distance train just 15 minutes after it left Lokmanya Tilak Terminus early Wednesday. Police said a part of Yogesh Deshmukh’s left arm was crushed under the train while Deepali (44), also a doctor, suffered bruises.A robber tried to snatch a handbag from Deepali, who was asleep on a middle berth in S-4 of LTT-Nanded Special that left around 3.35 am. As she resisted, she got dragged along till the door of the coach by the robber. Meanwhile, Yogesh, who woke up on hearing the commotion, rushed to her rescue. As the train slowed down, the robber jumped off with her bag. Then, the couple landed on the tracks.Govt railway police (GRP) registered an FIR after a 50-year-old Ayurvedic doctor lost a part of his arm while trying to save his wife during a robbery on a long-distance train early on Wednesday. “We are analysing CCTV footage from LTT to look for the culprit,” said an officer.Yogesh and Deepali Deshmukh were travelling to Latur with their nine-year-old daughter to visit a relative. They boarded bogie No S-4 of the LTT-Nanded Special from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus around 3.35 am on Wednesday. Soon after, they went to sleep. Deepali was on the middle berth while her husband was on the top one. She had kept her handbag strapped to her shoulder. Around 15 minutes later, the train was between Bhandup and Kanjurmarg stations when an unidentified man approached Deepali’s berth. He was well-built and about 6 ft tall. He tried to snatch Deepali’s handbag but she did not let go. According to police, the robber continued to pull the bag and Deepali got dragged along till the door of the coach. Meanwhile, Yogesh, who woke up on hearing the commotion, rushed to his wife’s rescue. As the train slowed down, the robber jumped off with her bag.Police said Yogesh tried to save his wife from getting dragged out of the coach, but both landed on the tracks. Deepali suffered bruises while a part of Yogesh’s left arm was crushed under the train. The robber, meanwhile, escaped with the bag.In a statement to police, Deepali said she managed to get her husband out of the railway premises. She dialled the police number 100 but the couple did not know their location.A milk-supplying tempo was passing by and the driver, Anil Jagdale, noticed the couple on the street asking for help. “I was surprised to find them on a deserted stretch close to the railway tracks. Not many vehicles pass by that stretch. The couple told me they were doctors and had been injured in a railway accident,” Jagdale said.According to Jagdale, Yogesh was conscious and was speaking. “His wife appeared to have bandaged his hand but there was a little bleeding. I rushed them to a private hospital within 15 minutes. Later, after completing my job, I went back to the hospital to check on them,” Jagdale said. Yogesh is in the ICCU and is recovering.Police said the couple’s daughter, who continued to be on the train when the incident took place, was deboarded safely at Kalyan station after they and railway authorities were informed of what had happened. GRP officials said the handbag contained less than Rs 5,000 in cash. “We are analysing CCTV footage from LTT to look for the culprit,” said an officer.When TOI reached out to Deepali on Thursday, she was not in a position to speak.