Mumbai local train murder: Victim's brother says, 'He was about to switch to a senior role'

A 22yearold man was allegedly stabbed to death following an altercation inside a moving suburban train late Tuesday night with the accused later being traced and arrested at Panvel railway station after an extensive manhunt involving CCTV surveillanceThe deceased identified as Mayank Lohar a resident of Virar was travelling in a firstclass coach of a Nalasopara Fast local train when the incident occurred at around 11 pm as the train approached Borivali stationAccording to the Government Railway Police GRP the dispute reportedly began after Lohar closed the coach door amid heavy rainfall The accused Roshan Suvarna 29 a Mira Bhayandar resident was dressed in black and whose identity was initially unknown allegedly objected leading to a heated argument between the two passengers The verbal exchange soon escalated into a physical confrontationPolice said that the accused allegedly attacked Lohar with a knife inflicting multiple stab wounds to his chest and abdomen As the train arrived at Platform 6 of Borivali Railway Station the accused allegedly fled the scene through the western exitMeanwhile railway staff and the GRP attended to the situation while the victim was rushed to the emergency medical room He was then further referred to Shatabdi Hospital in Kandivali where he was declared dead on arrival around 1200 am on TuesdayThe deceaseds body was sent for a postmortem examination to Bhagwati Postmortem around 1112 am on Wednesday where the body is kept as the family of the deceased awaits the arrival of the victims grandfather and plans to conduct the last rites on FridayAccused traced through 400 CCTV camerasBorivali GRP launched a largescale investigation and reviewed footage from more than 400 CCTV cameras to track the suspects movements The accused was eventually traced and arrested at Panvel railway station on WednesdayThe victim suffered fatal injuriesSpeaking about the injuries the victims younger brother Mohit Lohar said that Mayank was found lying in a pool of blood inside the coachHe had very deep wounds The injuries to his chest and abdomen were severe We were told that despite efforts by fellow passengers and medical staff he could not be saved Mohit saidAccording to a Borivali police official the victim had suffered stab wounds to his abdomen and chest and he was lying in a pool of blood when the police evacuated him from the train coachMayankrsquos family is devastated by the sudden lossAccording to the victims family and friends Lohar had been a sales executive for almost a year at a fashion apparel shop in Andheri He is survived by his parents and three siblings Mayank was the third kid of his father Ramesh Lohar who operates in the travel service industryMayanks younger brother Mohit Lohar 20 said that when the family was first informed about the incident on the call they thought it was a cruel prank but then they received a call from Mayanks number confirming the incident ldquoHis best friend who lives in Andheri was the first one to reach BorivaliRecalling the tragic sequence of events ldquoIt was raining heavily we left from Virar and reached it a little later The full realisation came when we were told by the police to visit Kandivali Hospital where the doctor had declared him dead on arrival He was a bright young graduate of finance amp marketing He used to take care of his health ndash he was a vegetarian a nondrinker and a nonsmoker How did this happen to himrdquoAnd the worst part was that no one on that coach came to his rescue We were told some eyewitness accounts by the police Mayank was near the coach door and heavy rains had started pouring following which he closed the doors but the attacker started arguing as he had some issues A fight broke out between them my brother defended himself well but then the attacker unleashed the knife attack When the train reached Borivali the attacker fled while one of the copassengers performed CPR on Mayank but it didnt helprdquoldquoMayank usually took a Virar Fast train it was unusual for him to take a Nalasopara Fast train His schedule was different that day He had told our mother that he was going for an interview for a senior marketing position on Tuesday He had said that he would take a halfday and go for the interview He was very confident about it since he had a relevant degree and almost a year of sales experience added Mohit