Commuters Panic As Man Stabbed To Death In Crowded Mumbai Local First-Class Coach

Last Updated:June 24, 2026, 17:12 IST

Officials said a manhunt has been launched to arrest the attacker, who is on the run.

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

The attacker was arrested on Wednesday after the police launched a manhunt to arrest him. The victim has been identified as Mayank Lohar.

The incident took place when Lohar got into an argument with another passenger near Andheri Station in the night.

One of them wanted the doors to be kept open, while the other objected, citing the rain. During the argument, the accused pulled out a sharp weapon from his possession and allegedly stabbed Lohar in the abdomen, officials 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.

He was then taken to a civic-run hospital, where doctors declared him dead.

The Western Railway administration said a commuter stabbed Lohar inside a first-class coach of a Churchgate-Nallasopara fast local train during a fight over the doors.

Sharing more details, it said the train reached Borivali station 11.04 pm, and GRP and RPF personnel reached the coach within three minutes and mobilised medical staff, along with a stretcher and porters.

The victim was brought to the emergency medical room at Borivali station at 11.22 pm, where he was examined by a doctor.

Acting on medical advice, railway authorities coordinated his transfer to Shatabdi Hospital in Kandivali by ambulance at 11.42 pm, with GRP and RPF personnel accompanying him during transit, an official said.

The railway administration also secured CCTV footage and other evidence and handed them over to the investigating agencies.

Senior railway officers, including the Additional Divisional Railway Manager (Mumbai Central) and the Senior Divisional Security Commissioner, visited Borivali station around 1 am and reviewed the incident, the official said.

The matter is being investigated by the GRP, which is looking into the circumstances that led to the stabbing, he added.

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