Teen stabs man to death after train seat row

In a shocking case of train rage, a 33-year-old man was stabbed to death by a 16-year-old at Ghatkopar railway station on November 15, police divulged on Thursday.

- Megha Kuchik

According to railway police, the deceased, Ankush Bhalerao, lived in Titwala and worked as a manager at a liquor shop in Ghatkopar east. On November 14, at 8.53 am, he boarded the general compartment of a CSMT-bound fast train from Titwala. During the journey, he got into an argument over a seat with a minor. This reportedly escalated to a physical altercation, with the minor allegedly threatening to kill Bhalerao.

The following day, Bhalerao boarded the same fast local train and alighted at Ghatkopar at 9.50 am, on Platform No. 4. The minor was waiting for him and as Bhalerao was walking towards the exit, the minor accosted and stabbed him repeatedly in his stomach and chest.