A tragedy was averted at Bandra station earlier this week after a metal bench was found abandoned smack bang in the middle of the tracks. The Bandra GRP has registered a case against unknown person and launched a manhunt, a prominent report in this paper said.

A Railway guard spotted the bench lying on the tracks between Mahim and Bandra stations. He then alerted the Bandra GRP and the cops swung into action. A major accident was thus averted. The reports state that officials are looking for a thief who picked up the bench and was planning to cross the tracks to the other side with it, and may have abandoned it on seeing a train approach.