A 22-year old woman, on her way to work died after she fell from a crowded Mumbai local running between Dombivli and Kopar stations on Monday morning. Police claimed the deceased Charmi Pasad lost balance as result of excess crowd in the compartment. Charmi lived with her two elder brothers and mother in Dombivli local. “Pasad, a resident of Bhopar Gaon, Dombivli (East), fell off the running local around 9am. The victim was taken to Shastri Nagar Hospital in Dombivli, where she succumbed to major head and back injuries. An accidental death report has been registered,” said a Government Railway Police (GRP) officer from Dombivli.
According to the GRP police, Pasad had boarded a Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CSMIT)- bound fast local around 8.53am, from platform no.5 of Dombivli railway station. According to her brother Mehul, Pasad was a regular commuter and was on her way to office on Monday. "She was working in the sales department of a private company in Ghatkopar revealed her brother. “The Dombivli station sees large crowds during peak hours. Boarding the local trains, which are already crowded by the time it arrives at Dombivli station, is very difficult and commuters are forced to travel standing on the footboard,” said Mehul Pasad. Meanwhile, the local railway activists blamed the unfinished 5th and 6th line between Thane and Diva for the increase in such incidents.