Mumbai: A commuter travelling on a suburban local train died while seven others were injured after falling from the train after being sprayed with suspected yellow powder-like substance between Sion and Kurla stations of Central Railway in Mumbai on Monday evening, railway sources said.
"It is suspected that a yellow powder-like substance was thrown at them from a train passing in the Up direction. This caused irritation as well as other symptoms of uneasiness leading to their falling off the train," railway authorities said in a late night statement.
The victims were travelling on Dadar-Thane local and the incident took place at about 7:55 pm.
Government Railway Police have collected sample of the powder from victims' clothes.
The injured have been admitted to Bhabha Hospital and Sion Hospital. One of the injured persons died in the hospital, the release said.
"It is suspected that a yellow powder-like substance was thrown at them from a train passing in the Up direction. This caused irritation as well as other symptoms of uneasiness leading to their falling off the train," railway authorities said in a late night statement.
The victims were travelling on Dadar-Thane local and the incident took place at about 7:55 pm.
The injured have been admitted to Bhabha Hospital and Sion Hospital. One of the injured persons died in the hospital, the release said.
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
"Unavoidable Circumstances": India Cancels 2 Trains To Bangladesh Amid Violent Protests Doubts Over Hardik Pandya Leading Mumbai Indians In Suryakumar Yadav's Presence After India Captaincy Snub? "When Our Coach Derailed...": Passenger Recounts UP Train Derailment Over 300 Indian Students Return Home As 105 Bangladeshis Killed In Protests Windows Computers Lead To 'Blue Screen Of Death' Due To CrowdStrike Error In 1st Statement After Outage, CrowdStrike CEO Says... Vietnamese Most Powerful Communist Party Leader Nguyen Phu Trong Dies At 80 CUET UG Result Delay Jeopardized JNU Academic Calendars: VC Santishree Delhi Hospital Shooting Case: Cops Arrest 21-Year-Old Man, Recover Pistol Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.