Stabbed to death on Mumbai local train after door dispute

A 22-year-old man was stabbed to death aboard a crowded Mumbai local train late Tuesday night following an argument over whether to close a coach door during heavy monsoon rain. The victim, identified as Mayank Lohar, was attacked in a first-class compartment of a Churchgate-Nallasopara fast local train between Andheri and Borivali stations.

According to officials from the Government Railway Police (GRP), the incident occurred after Lohar, a salesman from Virar who was returning home from work, asked a fellow passenger to shut the door amid a downpour. The request escalated into a heated argument. During the altercation, the other passenger allegedly pulled out a sharp weapon and stabbed Lohar in the abdomen, inflicting grievous injuries.

The attack took place as the train, number 90663, which had departed Churchgate at 10:05 p.m., was en route. As the train approached Borivali station around 11 p.m., the accused allegedly jumped from the moving train before it came to a complete halt at Platform 6 and fled the scene. The train arrived at the platform at 11:04 p.m.

Railway Protection Force (RPF) and GRP personnel, along with medical teams, responded within minutes. Lohar was...