A Churchgate-bound local came to a screeching halt early on October 24 when the motorman heard a loud thud and immediately applied the brakes. It was not some technical glitch but the result of a sleep-deprived footpath dweller throwing an angle iron at the moving train. The Government Railway Police (GRP) have arrested the 30-year-old man, who said that he did it because he was not being able to sleep due to the noise of the ongoing work of the FOB at Charni Road railway station.

Around 6.11 on October 24 an RPF constable received information that a Churchgate-bound train had stopped on the way due to a technical glitch. Some officers along with station officials from Charni Road reached the spot and found an angle iron stuck in the battery box.

According to motorman Gaurang Malgundi, when the train was between Charni Road and Marine Lines, he heard a loud thud and applied emergency brakes. The GRP and RPF officers took serious cognisance of the matter and immediately swung into action to find out who was behind the incident. While screening the CCTV cameras in the area cops noticed a man suspiciously moving near the station. Within 12 hours they arrested the suspect, identified as Anil Waghela, 30, a footpath dweller near platform 4 of the station. During questioning, he confessed to have thrown the angle iron at the local.