Mumbai Local Train Stabbing: Accused Remanded, Confesses Under Influence of Alcohol

Mumbai, June 26: Sachin Ramesh Suvarna, the man accused of stabbing a fellow passenger on a local train, has confessed to the crime during police interrogation. According to officials, Suvarna stated that he was under the influence of alcohol when an argument escalated into violence. A Borivali court has remanded him to police custody until June 29 for further investigation.

The incident occurred on Tuesday night (June 24) on the Churchgate-Nallasopara fast local between Andheri and Borivali stations. The argument began at 10:42 p.m. as the train pulled into Andheri station. Suvarna, a resident of Mira Road, allegedly stabbed Mayank Lohar and then jumped off the train at Borivali station before it halted.

According to Suvarna's statement, Lohar asked him to close the train door because rainwater was entering the compartment. The two argued, and Lohar punched Suvarna. Other passengers in the coach sided with Lohar and also assaulted Suvarna, he claimed. Reacting to the humiliation and under the influence of alcohol, Suvarna took out a sharp knife from his bag and stabbed Lohar in the chest and abdomen.

Suvarna was produced before the Borivali magistrate court on June 24. The police sought custody for recovery of the weapon and deeper investigation, which the court granted until June 29.

Lohar collapsed after the stabbing and was rushed to a nearby medical facility by Government Railway Police (GRP) and Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel. He was later taken to a civic-run hospital, where doctors declared him dead.

The Western Railway administration reported that the train arrived at Borivali station at 11:04 p.m. GRP and RPF reached the coach within three minutes and mobilised medical staff, a stretcher, and porters. Lohar was brought to the station’s emergency medical room at 11:22 p.m. Following medical advice, railway authorities coordinated his transfer to Shatabdi Hospital in Kandivali by ambulance at 11:42 p.m.

The administration has secured CCTV footage and other evidence from the scene and handed them over to investigating agencies. Senior railway officials visited Borivali station around 1 a.m. to review the incident.

Police are now investigating whether Suvarna has a previous criminal record, in addition to examining eyewitness accounts and the secured footage.