Thane: A man attacked three passengers with a knife on board a suburban train in Thane district, after which he was pinned down by others and handed over to the police, an official said on Thursday.
The incident took place on the 9:47am Kalyan-Dadar fast train on Wednesday morning amid an argument about alighting at an unscheduled stop, Senior Inspector Kiran Undre of Dombivali railway police station said.
"Accused Sheikh Zia Hussain (19) tried to alight at Mumbra, a station where fast trains do not halt. Other passengers argued with him over this since he pushing them in a bid to alight, after which he attacked some of them with a knife. Passengers Akshay Wagh, Hemant Kankaria and Rajesh Changlani sustained injuries," the official said.
Hussain was soon overpowered by other passengers and handed over to a Railway Protection Force team, while the injured passengers filed a case at Dombivali railway police station, he said.
"Sheikh does not have any previous criminal record, but we suspect he is a drug addict. Further probe into the case is underway," Undre said.
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