Professor stabbed to death in Mumbai local after altercation with co-passenger
The incident took place when the train was entering the Malad station, which the victim's destination. The attacker managed to flee the scene as the train was coming to a halt.
A 33-year-old man died after being stabbed on a moving local train in Mumbai following a minor argument with another passenger. A 27-year-old man named Omkar Shinde, who has no prior criminal record, was arrested on Sunday, a day later, for allegedly carrying out the fatal attack, per the Government Railway Police (GRP).
The victim in the case has been identified as Alok Kumar Singh, who was working as a professor at a private college.
According to officials, the incident took place when the train was entering Mumbai's Malad station, which was his destination. The accused managed to flee the scene as the train was coming to a halt.
He was purportedly captured by a CCTV camera while he was running away.
Meanwhile, the wounded college professor was rushed to a nearby hospital. However, he succumbed to his injuries during treatment.
According to sources, during the verbal altercation, the alleged attacker had threatened Singh with adverse consequences.
The argument was over getting off the train, the GRP said through a press note. The accused used "some sharp weapon near him" to attack Singh, it added.
Shinde was arrested on the basis of technical and confidential information, the GRP informed.
Singh, who hailed from Uttar Pradesh, is survived by his wife. The couple had got married just around two years ago.
Following Singh's murder, a case under Section 103 (1) (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) was prompty registered by the GRP, the force said in a press note.
While incidents of argument and physical confrontation between passengers periodically surface from the gigantic urban transport network that the Mumbai local train network is, the recent killing is a stark elevation from that pattern.
In July last year, a video emerged on social media, showing a fist fight between two women after one of them allegedly hit the other one with her elbow in an attempt to board the train first.
A 33-year-old man died after being stabbed on a moving local train in Mumbai following a minor argument with another passenger. A 27-year-old man named Omkar Shinde, who has no prior criminal record, was arrested on Sunday, a day later, for allegedly carrying out the fatal attack, per the Government Railway Police (GRP).
The victim in the case has been identified as Alok Kumar Singh, who was working as a professor at a private college.
According to officials, the incident took place when the train was entering Mumbai's Malad station, which was his destination. The accused managed to flee the scene as the train was coming to a halt.
He was purportedly captured by a CCTV camera while he was running away.
Meanwhile, the wounded college professor was rushed to a nearby hospital. However, he succumbed to his injuries during treatment.
According to sources, during the verbal altercation, the alleged attacker had threatened Singh with adverse consequences.
The argument was over getting off the train, the GRP said through a press note. The accused used "some sharp weapon near him" to attack Singh, it added.
Shinde was arrested on the basis of technical and confidential information, the GRP informed.
Singh, who hailed from Uttar Pradesh, is survived by his wife. The couple had got married just around two years ago.
Following Singh's murder, a case under Section 103 (1) (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) was prompty registered by the GRP, the force said in a press note.
While incidents of argument and physical confrontation between passengers periodically surface from the gigantic urban transport network that the Mumbai local train network is, the recent killing is a stark elevation from that pattern.
In July last year, a video emerged on social media, showing a fist fight between two women after one of them allegedly hit the other one with her elbow in an attempt to board the train first.