55-YEAR-OLD DIES FOUR DAYS AFTER BEING ATTACKED ON LOCAL TRAIN

THANE: A 55-year-old railway passenger, a resident of Khardi in Thane, died four days after he was stabbed and assaulted with a belt by two alleged drug addicts onboard a local train between Khadavli and Vasind railway stations on April 28.

According to police, a joke shared between the passenger, Dattatraya Bhoir and his friend Pradeep Shirose, took a violent turn when the accused identified as Tanuj Jumwal and Amol Pardeshi mistook it as a dig at them. Both of them stabbed and attacked Bhoir and his friend Pradeep. Video of the brawl went viral on social media and the police have arrested both the accused.

Dattatraya died during treatment on Thursday night whereas Shirose sustained minor injuries in the incident.

According to police officials, Bhoir and Shirose had come to Ulhasnagar on Monday for a haldi ceremony at their friend’s place. While returning home around 2am they boarded the Kasara local from Shahad railway station. Dattatray and Pradeep were reminiscing about the old days and started laughing.

“Thinking that Bhoir and his friend was laughing at them, Pardeshi questioned Dattatray. Bhoir advised Amol to keep quiet saying that he was not making fun of him. As Amol, and his three other accomplices were drunk and on drugs, they started fighting,” said an official.

Senior police inspector, P Kande said, “We immediately arrested the accused who were sent to magistrate custody, but since Bhoir died, we registered a murder case and arrested them again under IPC section 302 (Whoever commits murder shall be punished with death, or imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine). The knife has been recovered from the accused.”