Colaba's maximum was 0.5 degrees above normal, while Santacruz recorded a temperature within the normal range. Night temperatures also remained relatively warm, with Colaba recording a minimum of 26.4 degrees Celsius, 1.7 degrees above normal, and Santacruz registering 24.3 degrees Celsius, 1.3 degrees above normal

The incident took place aboard Train No. 22209, the Mumbai Central–Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto Express, when Deputy Chief Ticket Inspector Muthu Kumar noticed the boy during his duty