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Mumbai train stabbing: CCTV aids arrest, but cameras alone can’t stop crime, says RPF chief

Updated On: 25 June, 2026 01:06 PM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar

Following the fatal stabbing of a 22-year-old commuter, Western Railway’s RPF chief explained how CCTV footage aided the arrest while stressing that cameras alone cannot prevent such incidents

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Inspector General cum Principal Chief Security Commissioner, Western Railway, Ajoy Sadany. PIC/BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

Inspector General cum Principal Chief Security Commissioner, Western Railway, Ajoy Sadany. PIC/BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

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The stabbing to death of a 22-year-old commuter aboard a train on Tuesday night has raised questions on safety on railway property. mid-day spoke to  the Railway Protection Force (RPF) chief of Western Railway (WR) Inspector General cum Principal Chief Security Commissioner Ajoy Sadany on what could be done to ensure such gruesome incidents are not repeated.

Excerpts from the interview.

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