The Borivali metropolitan magistrate court on Thursday sent Roshan Ramesh Suvarna, the 30-year-old accused of stabbing a co-passenger to death on a local train, to police custody till June 30. He had stabbed Mayank Lohar, 22, a resident of Virar, inside a first-class compartment of a local train in front of dozens of commuters.

‘Extremely serious offence’

Seeking custody, the police told the court that the accused had committed an extremely serious offence and further investigation was required to recover the weapon used in the murder, seize clothes worn during the incident, search the accused’s residence, and establish the exact motive behind the attack. Officials further said they needed to examine the accused’s background, prevent destruction or tampering of evidence, and conduct identification procedures through eyewitnesses. Police sources said that the investigators have identified several eyewitnesses and their statements will be recorded in the coming days.