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Two Dead in Separate Push-Off Attacks on Indian Trains as Police Detain Suspects

Railway investigators are examining whether door-side seating in crowded coaches enabled the attacks.

Overview

  • In Maharashtra, 25-year-old Vinod Kamble died after being pushed from the moving Konark Express near Karjat while seated by the second general coach door.
  • RPF escorts detained Mangesh Ramdas Dasore, 40, on the Konark Express, and he admitted to the act before being handed to the GRP at Thane.
  • Police accounts say overcrowding and a dispute over space preceded the Konark Express push, based on statements from the victim’s friend and other passengers.
  • Near Ghatkesar in Telangana, a 40-year-old allegedly kicked brothers Harsh and Ajay Chandwani from the Dakshin Express, killing Harsh and seriously injuring Ajay.
  • The Dakshin Express suspect was held after passengers and RPF intervened, but he has not disclosed his identity and was described by an inspector as appearing mentally unsound; investigations are ongoing in both cases.