Man Stabbed to Death on Mumbai Local Train After Dispute Over Coach Door

A 22-year-old man was stabbed to death allegedly by a co-passenger inside a first-class compartment of a Mumbai local train during an argument over whether the doors should be kept open amid rains, officials said on Wednesday.

A manhunt has been launched to arrest the attacker, who is on the run, they said. Victim Mayank Lohar was fatally assaulted on Tuesday, which also marked the arrival of monsoon in the city, between Andheri and Borivali railway stations in the western suburbs, they said.

Officials said Lohar and another commuter got into an altercation as the train, a Churchgate-Nallasopara



fast local, pulled into the Andheri station at 10.42 pm. One of them wanted the doors to be kept open, while the other objected, citing the rains. 

During the argument, the accused pulled out a sharp weapon from his possession and allegedly stabbed Lohar in the abdomen, they said. While Lohar suffered grievous injuries, the accused jumped out of the train at Borivali station before it came to a halt and ran away. 

Lohar was rushed to a nearby medical facility with the help of Government Railway Police (GRP) and personnel from the Railway Protection Force (RPF), the official said.