Teen climbs atop train in Nerul for the view, suffers 60% burns

A 16-year-old boy who climbed on top of a stationary railway van near Nerul railway station suffered severe burn injuries and multiple fractures after he came in contact with the live overhead electrical wires on Sunday afternoon.

- HT Correspondent

Following the incident, the Vashi DRP registered a medico-legal case (MLC) on Sunday night.

The victim, Aarav Santulan Srivastava, a resident of Belapur, and his three friends were returning from their tuition classes around 3pm. They were walking near the Rajiv Gandhi Bridge, which is close to the railway tracks, when Srivastava decided to climb up to click a photo of the view. The police believe the victim got on top of the train while his friends stayed on the ground. A video of the incident that went viral on social media shows the victim's clothes burnt.