26-year-old delays Vashi-bound train for six minutes after spilling rage onto commuters and train guard during argument with mother; CCTV footage helps capture him
Santosh Chinchawade
Riding on a cocktail of alcohol and rage, a 26-year-old Govandi resident delayed a Vashi-bound train and also attacked its guard and any commuter who came in his way on Wednesday evening. He did all of this during an argument with his mother, who escorted him out of the platform post the incident.
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Santosh Chinchawade (extreme left, in white) is having an argument with his mother.
The man has been identified as Santosh Baban Chinchawade. He was arrested on Thursday after being identified on CCTV footage from the station.
During the argument, a train pulls up at Govandi station and Chinchawade walks towards it.
According to the eyewitnesses, Chinchawade, a resident of Tata Nagar in Govandi, came out on platform 1 of Govandi station at around at 5.20 pm. While having an argument with his mother, the accused came too close to the train. He then attacked whoever came his way and entered the motorman's cabin.
He enters the motorman’s cabin and assaults the guard
Guard jumps out
The 26-year-old then assaulted the guard Suresh Ghamode inside the cabin. The guard jumped out of the cabin, leaving the train at the mercy of a visibly inebriated Chinchawade, police said.
The guard runs out but Santosh grabs him and assaults him
"The guard walked a couple of meters away and then returned towards his cabin after the commuters intervened. The incident also delayed the trains by six minutes. Later, a case was registered against him and the Vashi GRP conducted investigation. The Mankhurd RPF recovered the CCTV footage and identified him," said an RPF officer.
His mother pulls him away from the scuffle
The officer added, "As soon as we got a call about the incident, we rushed sub inspector NC Yadav for security. He attended the guard's cabin too and gave security to the train. Both guards then escorted the train till Vashi."
A case was later registered with the Vashi GRP.
Identified on CCTV
Ranjit Singh, senior police inspector of the Mankhurd GRP said, "We identified the man in the CCTV and later started looking for him. He was caught near Govandi station on Thursday afternoon and has been arrested under section 332 (Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty) and 353 (Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty) of the Indian Penal Code. He has been handed over to Vashi GRP."
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