The case was closed in the first week of September by Kurla GRP police station where the case was registered. On March 25, during the festival of Holi, a miscreant had allegedly flung coloured powder at the victims from a train going in the opposite direction. The powder had caused a burning sensation in their eyes, which caused them to lose their balance and fall on the tracks between Sion and Kurla railway stations. Soon after the incident, GRP officials began investigating the case.

The injured victims were of no help, as they could not identify the troublemakers. Cops then began rounding up habitual offenders and slum residents from the vicinity, but their efforts were to no avail. Authorities said that over 50 people were interrogated, but nothing conclusive emerged and the identity of the culprits’ unknown to date. “We have closed the case for the time being,” said Senior Inspector, S Dhumal, Kurla GRP.