Overview
- Around 10:05 pm on Thursday, a portion of the ceiling near the reservation and booking-hall entrance at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus fell and struck people passing below.
- Two men, Vinayak Balu Hatkar, 28, and Ayan Naushad Matwankar, 24, were taken to St. George’s Hospital and treated for lacerations, abrasions and swelling in the casualty department.
- Central Railway officials said the fallen section was part of redevelopment work being carried out by the Rail Land Development Authority and that the exact cause of the collapse remains under investigation.
- Railway teams inspected the site and ordered a formal safety audit of the redevelopment works; railways also offered Rs 5,000 each to the injured and provided medical help.
- The incident raises safety and oversight concerns at CSMT, a UNESCO World Heritage station that serves hundreds of thousands of passengers daily, and will likely focus scrutiny on contractor safeguards and passenger protection around active work zones.