Mumbai: Man held for killing co-passenger on local train
Cops suspect robbery as the passenger s belonging including mobile is missing
Two days after the body of a passenger with multiple stab injuries was recovered from a local train at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), the Local Crime Branch (LCB) of the Government Railway Police (GRP) arrested a 23-year-old man for the murder on Thursday. The accused identified as Mohammad Asif Shaikh suspected to have killed the passenger for robbery as the victim s belongings including mobile phone is missing, said police.
The incident came to light on Monday night at 10.45 pm when the body of an unknown passenger was recovered from the luggage compartment at CSMT. The train had arrived from Panvel and was again scheduled for Panvel when the body was discovered.