An early man was arrested by the government railway police (GRP) for allegedly pushing a college student off a moving train on the Central line between Pavel and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT). The incident occurred when a 50-year-old man boarded the ladies' compartment of the CSMT-bound train. When women passengers confronted him to get down from the train, he resisted, and during which he pushed the 18-year-old girl off the moving train, resulting in injuries to her.
Arrested accused Shaikh Akhtar Nawaz and college student Shweta Mahadik, a resident of Usarli village in New Panvel, boarded a train on Thursday with her female friend Mahadik and were going to their college in Kharghar and boarded the train at around 7.59 am from Panvel station when the accused Nawaz also boarded the same train in the ladies' coach.
The women passengers objected to him and asked him to de-board the coach. Nawaz denied, and the train departed the station. During the journey, a verbal spat between him and a woman commuter broke out, and Nawaz allegedly turned violent and pushed Mahadik, who was standing near the coach's footboard pole, causing her to fall off the running train.
The women commuters onboard the train informed the GRP helpline number. After receiving the complaint, GRP from Panvel arrested him and charged him with attempted murder. Senior inspector GRP, Vijay Tayade, told The Times of India.
As the victim fell on the tracks away from the Pavel railway station, the GRP team walked along the tracks to search for the victim, but they could not find her. When they inquired, they found she had been shifted by the local authorities to a hospital for treatment. However, she was stable and did not receive serious or life-threatening injuries.