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Holi powder kills one on Mumbai train
Tuesday March 26, 2013 12:34:51 PM,
IANS
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Mumbai:
One commuter was killed and five others injured after they fell
down from the footboard of a running suburban train, when some
miscreants threw a chemical-laced Holi powder at them, police said
Tuesday.
The incident took place around 8 p.m. Monday night when the
victims were travelling on the footboard of a crowded Dadar-Thane
local train.
"The powder caused severe injuries and a burning sensation in the
eyes of the commuters and they lost their grip and balance and
fell out of the running train," the official said.
Some miscreants threw a yellow powder at them from a local train
speeding in the opposite direction, an official of Kurla Railway
Police said.
G. Nityanand Ganpati, a 26-year-old resident of Chembur, died from
the fall, while at least five others were injured, including two
who are reported to be serious.
The Government Railway Police (GRP) have collected samples of the
yellow powder and sent these for chemical analysis to determine
its contents.
The police are also probing whether the powder could have been
thrown from a bridge running above the railway lines in the
vicinity.
The shocking incident took place barely hours after Mumbai police
and the railways issued separate appeals to people to celebrate a
safe Holi without troubling others.
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