Overview
- Two people were killed and three injured near Sandhurst Road after alighting from a stalled local and being struck by an Ambernath-bound train once services restarted around 6:45 pm.
- An unannounced employee protest at CSMT halted suburban departures from roughly 5:50 pm to 6:45 pm during the evening peak, causing severe overcrowding and prompting some passengers to walk on the tracks.
- The Government Railway Police is reviewing CCTV and witness accounts to assess whether the agitation forced passengers onto the tracks and says cases could be registered after statements are recorded.
- Central Railway has sought a detailed report from its Mumbai division within days, while union leaders deny ordering a rail roko and contest allegations that protesters blocked the motormen’s lobby.
- Commuter associations and a Mumbai lawyer have demanded ESMA action, FIRs, interim compensation for victims’ families, and independent or judicial inquiries into the Sandhurst incident and the earlier Mumbra case.