The Delhi-based woman boxer, Simran Verma, took on the robber on Wednesday night, but fell from Farakka Express. She was shifted to New Delhi late on Thursday for treatment.
Simran was involved in a scuffle with the robber who tried to snatch her bag and flee, Government Railway Police said on Friday.
She confronted the robber and in the scuffle that ensued, she fell from the train and seriously injured her legs.
The incident took place near the Modha railway crossing on the outskirts of Faizabad.
Simran was returning from a boxing championship at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU).
Police said she was sent to New Delhi by Kaifiyat Express for better treatment.
Her teammates, Pawan, Sagar and Surendra accompanied her, a railway official said.
Additional Superintendent of Police (Railways) R.S. Gautam said that police were trying to apprehend the attacker.
The sportswoman said she had a tablet and more than Rs.30,000 in cash in her bag.
The bag has not been traced. The boxer is a resident of Morris Nagar in the national capital.
Delhi woman boxer falls off train in scuffle with robber
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