Yesterday, this paper carried a report on a father of a 14-year-old boy asking parents to keep an eye on their children. Sayeed Husain Raza (57), the father was speaking after losing his son, Sayeed Mohsin Raza. Mohsin died after he fell off a train while doing stunts somewhere between Thane and Mumbra. The boy, who celebrated Eid and then went to a mall with his friends, started hanging out from a pole and doing antics in the local train. Witnesses and a video show that he was indulging in reckless acrobatics, hanging outside the nearly empty compartment since it was Eid holiday.

Now, Mohsin’s family which is still in shock, and his father particularly say that parents must talk to their children about the dangers of indulging in such antics, as children do not understand the importance of life at such a young age. While the Railway authorities too try their best, they are stretched because the number of commuters outstrip those who try to maintain law and order at stations and in trains.